Power Plants Near 51050 — Remsen, IA

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51050 (Remsen, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8149, -95.9544 · County: Plymouth

Wind 64%Coal 32%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.1 mi	Plymouth Wind Remsen, IA	Wind	203 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.8 mi	Glaciers Edge Wind Project Cleghorn, IA	Wind	212 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
23.7 mi	Highland Wind Project (Ia) Primghar, IA	Wind	502 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.1 mi	Primghar Primghar, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Primghar - (Ia)
27.9 mi	Storm Lake Ii Alta, IA	Wind	80 MW	Allete Clean Energy
29.2 mi	Storm Lake 1 Alta, IA	Wind	114 MW	Allete Clean Energy
31.4 mi	O'brien Wind Primghar, IA	Wind	250 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton Ashton, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Otter Creek Ethanol Llc - Poet Ashton
32.8 mi	Poet Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - Hudson
34.5 mi	Alta Municipal Utilities Alta, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Alta - (Ia)
34.9 mi	South Sioux City Solar Dakota, NE	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
35.0 mi	South Sioux City Energy Storage South Sioux City, NE	Other Fossil	2 MW	Dg Nebraska Energy Storage, Llc
36.6 mi	Intrepid Schaller, IA	Wind	176 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.9 mi	Neal Energy Center Solar Salix, IA	Solar	4 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.2 mi	George Neal North Sergeant Bluff, IA	Coal	584 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.9 mi	Upland Prairie Spencer, IA	Wind	299 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.1 mi	George Neal South Salix, IA	Coal	696 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Sibley No Two Sibley, IA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
41.8 mi	Ida Grove Wind Ida Grove, IA	Wind	301 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.1 mi	Ida Grove Ii Ida Grove, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.4 mi	Sibley One Sibley, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
42.6 mi	Earl F Wisdom Spencer, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
43.6 mi	Allendorf Allendorf, IA	Wind	6 MW	E&e Enterprises Llc
43.8 mi	Rock Rapids Rock Rapids, IA	Oil	3 MW	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility
46.9 mi	Spencer Gas Turbine Spencer, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Spencer - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Richland (Ia) Odebolt, IA	Wind	131 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.6 mi	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	100 MW	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of Remsen, Iowa (ZIP 51050), with a combined 4,031 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is Plymouth Wind at 2.1 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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