Power Plants Near 51246 — Rock Rapids, IA

91 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51246 (Rock Rapids, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.4272, -96.1781 · County: Lyon

Wind 85%Natural Gas 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.5 mi	Rock Rapids Rock Rapids, IA	Oil	3 MW	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility
10.9 mi	Minwind Luverne, MN	Wind	4 MW	Community Renewables, Llc
11.7 mi	Hills Hills, MN	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.4 mi	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc Luverne, MN	Wind	5 MW	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc
15.7 mi	Luverne Luverne, MN	Oil	10 MW	City Of Luverne - (Mn)
18.0 mi	Walleye Wind Beaver Creek, MN	Wind	110 MW	Walleye Wind, Llc
18.1 mi	Laverne Battery Beaver Creek, MN	Battery Storage	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
19.0 mi	Adrian Adrian, MN	Oil	2 MW	Adrian Public Utilities Comm
19.8 mi	Elk Creek Solar Magnolia, MN	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables
21.3 mi	Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton Ashton, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Otter Creek Ethanol Llc - Poet Ashton
21.6 mi	Sibley No Two Sibley, IA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
22.6 mi	Sunset Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
22.7 mi	Sibley One Sibley, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
22.8 mi	Green Acres Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
22.8 mi	Minnesota Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
22.8 mi	Wolf Wind Enterprises Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
22.9 mi	G Flow Wind Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
26.0 mi	Angus Anson Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	406 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
26.1 mi	Pathfinder Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
27.3 mi	Community Wind South Rushmore, MN	Wind	30 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.3 mi	Poet Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - Hudson
27.4 mi	Allendorf Allendorf, IA	Wind	6 MW	E&e Enterprises Llc
27.9 mi	Noble Ridge Llc Wilmont, MN	Wind	2 MW	Renew Energy Inc
28.6 mi	Prairie Rose Wind Farm Hardwick, MN	Wind	200 MW	Enel Green Power Na, Inc.
29.9 mi	Nobles 2 Wind Project Wilmont, MN	Wind	250 MW	Nobles 2 Power Partners, Llc
30.1 mi	Nobles Wind Project Reading, MN	Wind	201 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
30.5 mi	Fenton Wind Farm Chandler, MN	Wind	206 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
31.9 mi	Worthington Worthington, MN	Wind	20 MW	City Of Worthington - (Mn)
31.9 mi	O'brien Wind Primghar, IA	Wind	250 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.2 mi	Antlia Community Solar Edgerton, MN	Solar	2 MW	Antlia Community Solar
33.5 mi	Johnson Solar Csg Edgerton, MN	Solar	5 MW	National Grid Renewables
33.6 mi	Hilltop Power Edgerton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Hilltop Power, Llc
33.8 mi	Valley View Transmission Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	10 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
34.6 mi	Champepaden Wind Power Chandler, MN	Wind	—	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
35.6 mi	Highland Wind Project (Ia) Primghar, IA	Wind	502 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.8 mi	Moulton Wind Power Chandler, MN	Wind	—	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
36.4 mi	Primghar Primghar, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Primghar - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Eastridge Wind Project Porter, MN	Wind	10 MW	Eastridge Wind Project
38.2 mi	Windshare Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.2 mi	Osceola Windpower Llc Harris, IA	Wind	98 MW	Osceola Windpower Llc
38.2 mi	Osceola Windpower Ii Harris, IA	Wind	50 MW	Osceola Windpower Ii
38.3 mi	Tofteland Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tofteland Windfarm Llc
38.6 mi	Bisson Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Bisson Windfarm Llc
38.8 mi	Westridge Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Westridge Windfarm Llc
38.9 mi	Woodstock Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	9 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
38.9 mi	Tg Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tg Windfarm Llc
39.2 mi	Cg Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Cg Windfarm Llc
39.3 mi	Viking Wind Partners Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
39.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining- Chancellor
39.8 mi	Lake Wilson Solar Lake Wilson, MN	Solar	1 MW	Lake Wilson Solar, Llc
39.9 mi	Dg Green Arrow Pipestone, MN	Solar	—	Dg Green Arrow Llc
40.2 mi	Bavaria Solar Llc Lake Wilson, MN	Solar	—	Bavaria Solar Llc
40.2 mi	Uilk Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	5 MW	Renew Energy Inc
40.3 mi	Ewington Energy Systems, Llc Worthington, MN	Wind	23 MW	Ewington Energy Systems, Llc
40.5 mi	Kas Brothers Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Kas Brothers Windfarm Llc
40.9 mi	Chanarambie Power Partners, Llc Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
40.9 mi	Northern Wind Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
41.0 mi	K-Brink Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	K-Brink Windfarm, Llc
41.3 mi	Platt Solar Hadley, MN	Solar	1 MW	Cannon River Llc
41.3 mi	Ridgewind Woodstock, MN	Wind	25 MW	Ridgewind Power Partners Llc
41.3 mi	Pipestone City Solar Llc Csg Pipestone, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
41.4 mi	Leo Community Solar Hadley, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
41.5 mi	Windcurrent Farms Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Windcurrent Farms Llc
41.6 mi	Rock Aetna Power Partners Woodstock, MN	Wind	20 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
41.7 mi	South Fork Wind Farm Round Lake, MN	Wind	14 MW	South Fork Wind, Llc
42.1 mi	Plymouth Wind Remsen, IA	Wind	203 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.4 mi	Fey Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Fey Windfarm Llc
42.6 mi	Northern Lights Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Northern Lights Wind Llc (Longroad)
42.6 mi	Cisco Brewster, MN	Wind	8 MW	Allete Clean Energy
42.8 mi	S&p Windfarm Llc Brewster, MN	Wind	2 MW	Brewster
42.9 mi	Greenback Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Greenback Energy, Llc (Longroad)
43.1 mi	Lucky Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Lucky Wind, Llc (Longroad)
43.1 mi	B&k Energy Systems Llc Brewster, MN	Wind	2 MW	Brewster
43.2 mi	Stahl Wind Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Stahl Wind Energy, Llc (Longroad)
43.2 mi	Auriga Community Solar Slayton, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
43.2 mi	Boeve Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Boeve Windfarm Llc
43.3 mi	Carstensen Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Carstensen Wind, Llc (Longroad)
43.3 mi	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	100 MW	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc
43.3 mi	Lake Park Lake Park, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Lake Park - (Ia)
43.4 mi	Slayton Solar Slayton, MN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
43.4 mi	Dl Windy Acres Llc Brewster, MN	Wind	2 MW	Brewster
43.5 mi	Uss Slayton Solar Llc (Csg) Slayton, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
44.1 mi	Glaciers Edge Wind Project Cleghorn, IA	Wind	212 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
44.2 mi	Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	44 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.3 mi	Upland Prairie Spencer, IA	Wind	299 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.5 mi	Moraine Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	51 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.8 mi	Capella Community Solar Pipestone, MN	Solar	5 MW	Capella Community Solar
46.9 mi	Stoneray Power Partners, Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	100 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
48.4 mi	Moraine Ii Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
48.6 mi	Lake Benton Ii Ruthton, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
49.9 mi	Earl F Wisdom Spencer, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 91 power plants within 50 miles of Rock Rapids, Iowa (ZIP 51246), with a combined 3,949 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 63 of the 91 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rock Rapids at 0.5 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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