Power Plants Near 51536 — Hancock, IA

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51536 (Hancock, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3832, -95.3445 · County: Pottawattamie

Wind 42%Coal 39%Natural Gas 15%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.3 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.9 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
18.1 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
23.8 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
24.3 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
29.3 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.2 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
30.6 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
31.3 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
31.4 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
31.7 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
32.3 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.8 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
34.5 mi	Papillion Creek Wastewater Bellevue, NE	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Omaha
34.6 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
35.3 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.7 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
36.1 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
36.1 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.4 mi	Villisca Municipal Power Plant Villisca, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Villisca - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
39.1 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
39.5 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
40.2 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.3 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
40.6 mi	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning Corning, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning
41.9 mi	Corning Corning, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Corning - (Ia)
42.4 mi	Shenandoah Shenandoah, IA	Oil	20 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.5 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
44.1 mi	Cass County Plattsmouth, NE	Natural Gas	345 MW	Omaha Public Power District
44.1 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
44.2 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
45.1 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
45.1 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
45.2 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
46.2 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
46.2 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
46.4 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
46.6 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
46.6 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
47.2 mi	Elk City Station Bennington, NE	Biomass	6 MW	Omaha Public Power District
47.3 mi	Turtle Creek Springfield, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
47.4 mi	Adams Wind Lenox, IA	Wind	154 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.1 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
48.2 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
48.4 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
49.3 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.6 mi	Big Elk Solar Kennard, NE	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
49.7 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Hancock, Iowa (ZIP 51536), with a combined 5,814 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Walnut Wind Farm at 7.3 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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