Power Plants Near 51038 — Merrill, IA

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51038 (Merrill, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7047, -96.2283 · County: Plymouth

Wind 62%Coal 34%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.4 mi	Plymouth Wind Remsen, IA	Wind	203 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.1 mi	South Sioux City Solar Dakota, NE	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
20.9 mi	South Sioux City Energy Storage South Sioux City, NE	Other Fossil	2 MW	Dg Nebraska Energy Storage, Llc
25.6 mi	Glaciers Edge Wind Project Cleghorn, IA	Wind	212 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
26.4 mi	Neal Energy Center Solar Salix, IA	Solar	4 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.3 mi	George Neal North Sergeant Bluff, IA	Coal	584 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.7 mi	George Neal South Salix, IA	Coal	696 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.9 mi	Poet Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - Hudson
38.1 mi	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project Dixon, NE	Wind	318 MW	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, Llc
38.9 mi	Highland Wind Project (Ia) Primghar, IA	Wind	502 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.1 mi	Emerson Emerson, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Emerson - (Ne)
40.3 mi	Primghar Primghar, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Primghar - (Ia)
40.9 mi	Spirit Mound Vermillion, SD	Oil	135 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
41.8 mi	Storm Lake 1 Alta, IA	Wind	114 MW	Allete Clean Energy
42.8 mi	Storm Lake Ii Alta, IA	Wind	80 MW	Allete Clean Energy
44.1 mi	Wakefield Wakefield, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Wakefield - (Ne)
44.7 mi	Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton Ashton, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Otter Creek Ethanol Llc - Poet Ashton
45.9 mi	O'brien Wind Primghar, IA	Wind	250 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.9 mi	Intrepid Schaller, IA	Wind	176 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.1 mi	Alta Municipal Utilities Alta, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Alta - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Ida Grove Ii Ida Grove, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.5 mi	Pender Pender, NE	Oil	5 MW	City Of Pender - (Ne)
47.7 mi	Ida Grove Wind Ida Grove, IA	Wind	301 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.8 mi	Laurel Laurel, NE	Natural Gas	4 MW	City Of Laurel - (Ne)

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Merrill, Iowa (ZIP 51038), with a combined 3,810 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Plymouth Wind at 17.4 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Iowa, visit the Iowa state page.

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