Power Plants Near 51570 — Shelby, IA

37 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51570 (Shelby, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5339, -95.4469 · County: Pottawattamie

Coal 46%Wind 33%Natural Gas 17%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.2 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
12.2 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
27.3 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
29.4 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
29.4 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
29.7 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
31.1 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
31.4 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
31.9 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
33.4 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
33.9 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
34.0 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
35.5 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
35.8 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
36.2 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
36.8 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
37.0 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
37.6 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
37.6 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
38.4 mi	Papillion Creek Wastewater Bellevue, NE	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Omaha
39.4 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.4 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
41.2 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.9 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.1 mi	Elk City Station Bennington, NE	Biomass	6 MW	Omaha Public Power District
43.2 mi	New Harvest Wind Project Llc Schleswig, IA	Wind	100 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
43.5 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Big Elk Solar Kennard, NE	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
45.5 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.9 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
46.5 mi	Burt County Solar Hybrid Tekamah, NE	Solar	1 MW	Bcsb, Llc
47.4 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
48.0 mi	Villisca Municipal Power Plant Villisca, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Villisca - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Turtle Creek Springfield, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
48.6 mi	Cass County Plattsmouth, NE	Natural Gas	345 MW	Omaha Public Power District

Power generation near this area

There are 37 power plants within 50 miles of Shelby, Iowa (ZIP 51570), with a combined 5,019 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 37 nearby plants. The closest plant is Harlan at 10.2 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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