Power Plants Near 51521 — Avoca, IA

46 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51521 (Avoca, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4768, -95.3509 · County: Pottawattamie

Coal 45%Wind 34%Natural Gas 17%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.1 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.7 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
18.8 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
22.5 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
25.3 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
27.6 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
30.3 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
31.7 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
31.8 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
32.4 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
32.7 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.7 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
33.5 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
33.9 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
33.9 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
34.9 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.5 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
35.6 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.7 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.7 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
37.7 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
38.0 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
38.5 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
38.6 mi	Papillion Creek Wastewater Bellevue, NE	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Omaha
40.1 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
40.1 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
40.2 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
42.2 mi	Villisca Municipal Power Plant Villisca, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Villisca - (Ia)
44.0 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
45.6 mi	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning Corning, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning
45.7 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.9 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
46.6 mi	Corning Corning, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Corning - (Ia)
46.7 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.7 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
47.2 mi	Elk City Station Bennington, NE	Biomass	6 MW	Omaha Public Power District
47.3 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
47.3 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
47.4 mi	New Harvest Wind Project Llc Schleswig, IA	Wind	100 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
47.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
47.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
47.7 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.5 mi	Cass County Plattsmouth, NE	Natural Gas	345 MW	Omaha Public Power District
48.8 mi	Big Elk Solar Kennard, NE	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
48.8 mi	Shenandoah Shenandoah, IA	Oil	20 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 46 power plants within 50 miles of Avoca, Iowa (ZIP 51521), with a combined 5,107 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 46 nearby plants. The closest plant is Walnut Wind Farm at 6.1 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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