Power Plants Near 51537 — Harlan, IA

44 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51537 (Harlan, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6437, -95.3111 · County: Shelby

Wind 45%Coal 42%Natural Gas 10%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.2 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
13.8 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.4 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
22.1 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
22.8 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
23.1 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
26.3 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
26.5 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
26.7 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
28.4 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
30.0 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
31.4 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
32.9 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.0 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.4 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
34.4 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
36.1 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
36.3 mi	New Harvest Wind Project Llc Schleswig, IA	Wind	100 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
36.7 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
39.3 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
40.2 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.5 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
40.8 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.7 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
42.2 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.8 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
44.2 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
46.4 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
47.3 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
47.8 mi	Ida Grove Ii Ida Grove, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
48.1 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
48.7 mi	Papillion Creek Wastewater Bellevue, NE	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Omaha
48.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
49.3 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
49.5 mi	Ida Grove Wind Ida Grove, IA	Wind	301 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.8 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Burt County Solar Hybrid Tekamah, NE	Solar	1 MW	Bcsb, Llc
49.9 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Richland (Ia) Odebolt, IA	Wind	131 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.9 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 44 power plants within 50 miles of Harlan, Iowa (ZIP 51537), with a combined 5,479 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 44 nearby plants. The closest plant is Harlan at 0.2 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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