Power Plants Near 51578 — Westphalia, IA

35 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51578 (Westphalia, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7199, -95.3952 · County: Shelby

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.6 mi	Harlan Harlan, IA	Oil	3 MW	Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia)
20.2 mi	Walnut Wind Farm Walnut, IA	Wind	165 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.9 mi	West Receiving Denison, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Denison - (Ia)
22.6 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
23.8 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
24.1 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
28.4 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
29.6 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
30.4 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
30.5 mi	New Harvest Wind Project Llc Schleswig, IA	Wind	100 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
30.6 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
30.7 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.1 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
36.4 mi	Fort Calhoun Community Solar Fort Calhoun, NE	Solar	5 MW	Dg Southwest Solar Portfolio 2019, Llc
37.7 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
37.8 mi	Fort Calhoun Blair, NE	Nuclear	—	Omaha Public Power District
38.3 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
38.4 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.8 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.2 mi	North Omaha Omaha, NE	Coal	645 MW	Omaha Public Power District
40.9 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
41.0 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
42.1 mi	Ida Grove Ii Ida Grove, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.3 mi	Jones Street Omaha, NE	Oil	130 MW	Omaha Public Power District
42.9 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.9 mi	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center Council Bluffs, IA	Coal	1,648 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Ida Grove Wind Ida Grove, IA	Wind	301 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.2 mi	Burt County Solar Hybrid Tekamah, NE	Solar	1 MW	Bcsb, Llc
45.2 mi	Missouri River Wastewater Treatment Omaha, NE	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Omaha
45.3 mi	Richland (Ia) Odebolt, IA	Wind	131 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.7 mi	Standing Bear Lake Omaha, NE	Natural Gas	—	Omaha Public Power District
46.2 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.3 mi	Sarpy County Bellevue, NE	Natural Gas	338 MW	Omaha Public Power District
48.3 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.4 mi	Big Elk Solar Kennard, NE	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 35 power plants within 50 miles of Westphalia, Iowa (ZIP 51578), with a combined 5,452 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 35 nearby plants. The closest plant is Harlan at 6.6 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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