Power Plants Near 52136 — Cresco, IA

47 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52136 (Cresco, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.3630, -92.1260 · County: Howard

Wind 62%Natural Gas 22%Coal 9%Solar 4%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
9.8 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
11.2 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
16.0 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
16.9 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.5 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
17.6 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
18.4 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.1 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
22.5 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
25.8 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
25.8 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
26.0 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
26.5 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
28.8 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
29.4 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
30.2 mi	Hazel Lanesboro, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
31.1 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
31.9 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
32.8 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
33.6 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
33.9 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
34.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex Postville, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
34.9 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
34.9 mi	Rushford Village Rushford Village, MN	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
35.3 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.6 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.7 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
36.1 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
38.0 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
41.1 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
41.1 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
42.4 mi	St. Charles Power Plant St. Charles, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of St Charles - (Mn)
42.6 mi	St. Charles Solar St Charles Township, MN	Solar	2 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
44.4 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
45.2 mi	Gl Wind Lewiston, MN	Wind	5 MW	Gl Wind Llc
46.7 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
46.8 mi	Genoa Genoa, WI	Coal	—	Dairyland Power Coop
47.0 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
47.0 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
47.0 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
48.2 mi	Lansing Lansing, IA	Coal	275 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.3 mi	Olmsted Waste Energy Rochester, MN	Biomass	11 MW	Olmsted County Public Works
48.5 mi	Franklin Heating Station Rochester, MN	Natural Gas	34 MW	Franklin Heating Station
48.5 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
48.9 mi	Silver Lake Rochester, MN	Coal	—	Rochester Public Utilities
49.7 mi	Cascade Creek Rochester, MN	Natural Gas	85 MW	Rochester Public Utilities

Power generation near this area

There are 47 power plants within 50 miles of Cresco, Iowa (ZIP 52136), with a combined 2,911 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 47 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson at 0.9 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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