Power Plants Near 51530 — Earling, IA

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51530 (Earling, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7925, -95.4210 · County: Shelby

Coal 49%Wind 44%Natural Gas 4%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.6 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
16.1 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
20.8 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
21.4 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
25.4 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.4 mi	New Harvest Wind Project Llc Schleswig, IA	Wind	100 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
25.9 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
27.0 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.4 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
32.2 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
32.4 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
34.3 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
35.9 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.0 mi	Ida Grove Ii Ida Grove, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.0 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
38.5 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
38.8 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
38.9 mi	Ida Grove Wind Ida Grove, IA	Wind	301 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.5 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
40.7 mi	Richland (Ia) Odebolt, IA	Wind	131 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.4 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
41.9 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
42.1 mi	Burt County Solar Hybrid Tekamah, NE	Solar	1 MW	Bcsb, Llc
45.0 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
45.1 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
45.5 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
46.6 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.6 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
48.0 mi	Burt County Wind Oakland, NE	Wind	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
48.5 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
48.6 mi	Sac County Wind, Llc Sac City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Sac County Wind
49.6 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Earling, Iowa (ZIP 51530), with a combined 4,710 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Harlan at 11.6 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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