Power Plants Near 51560 — Oakland, IA

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51560 (Oakland, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3120, -95.3790 · County: Pottawattamie

Coal 43%Wind 36%Natural Gas 17%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.1 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.8 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
23.2 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
25.7 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.6 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
27.6 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
28.5 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
29.4 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
29.5 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
30.2 mi	Papillion Creek Wastewater Bellevue, NE	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Omaha
32.3 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
32.4 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.7 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
32.7 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
33.0 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
33.3 mi	Villisca Municipal Power Plant Villisca, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Villisca - (Ia)
33.9 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
36.6 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
37.1 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
37.4 mi	Shenandoah Shenandoah, IA	Oil	20 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.8 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.6 mi	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning Corning, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning
39.0 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
39.5 mi	Cass County Plattsmouth, NE	Natural Gas	345 MW	Omaha Public Power District
39.7 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.3 mi	Corning Corning, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Corning - (Ia)
40.7 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
42.0 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
42.3 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
42.8 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.8 mi	Turtle Creek Springfield, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
44.8 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
45.7 mi	Elk City Station Bennington, NE	Biomass	6 MW	Omaha Public Power District
45.7 mi	Adams Wind Lenox, IA	Wind	154 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.4 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.4 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
46.8 mi	Shenandoah Hills Wind Farm Blanchard, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
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)
48.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.7 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
48.7 mi	Big Elk Solar Kennard, NE	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
48.8 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
49.0 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
49.1 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
49.4 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
49.4 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
49.4 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Oakland, Iowa (ZIP 51560), with a combined 5,288 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Walnut Wind Farm at 12.1 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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