Power Plants Near 52171 — Waucoma, IA

46 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52171 (Waucoma, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.0433, -92.0302 · County: Fayette

Wind 58%Natural Gas 20%Coal 13%Solar 5%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.0 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
14.7 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
16.3 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.6 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
22.5 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
22.8 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
24.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex Postville, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.9 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.7 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
31.0 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
31.0 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
31.0 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
33.1 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
33.5 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.5 mi	South Strawberry Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Strawberry Point
35.2 mi	Strawberry Point Dpc Solar Strawberry Point, IA	Solar	1 MW	Socore Energy Llc
35.2 mi	Strawberry Point Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	—	City Of Strawberry Point
38.2 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.8 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
39.7 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
40.4 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.3 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
41.7 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.3 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
42.6 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
42.6 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
43.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
43.1 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
43.2 mi	Mcgregor Mcgregor, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Mcgregor- (Ia)
43.7 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
44.5 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.1 mi	Elk Wind Farm Greeley, IA	Wind	41 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.1 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.3 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
46.8 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
47.9 mi	Lansing Lansing, IA	Coal	275 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.0 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
48.3 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
48.6 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
48.7 mi	Ced Manchester Wind Manchester, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
48.7 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
48.7 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
48.8 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.7 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 46 power plants within 50 miles of Waucoma, Iowa (ZIP 52171), with a combined 2,133 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 46 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hawkeye Wind Farm at 6.7 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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