Power Plants Near 52240 — Iowa City, IA

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52240 (Iowa City, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6355, -91.5016 · County: Johnson

Coal 61%Wind 16%Solar 12%Oil 6%Natural Gas 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.5 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
4.1 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
4.9 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.1 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
13.0 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
13.1 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
20.3 mi	Anchor Wind, Llc Mechanicsville, IA	Wind	6 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
20.9 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
21.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
21.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
21.3 mi	Tipton Tipton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Tipton - (Ia)
21.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
22.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
22.5 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.9 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
24.0 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.2 mi	Eastern Iowa Solar Wilton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
24.3 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.6 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.6 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.1 mi	Wilton Wilton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Wilton - (Ia)
25.6 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.2 mi	Mpw Solar 1 Muscatine, IA	Solar	—	Mpw Solar 1, Llc
27.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub Marion, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.5 mi	Muscatine Plant #1 Muscatine, IA	Coal	294 MW	Board Of Water Electric & Communications
28.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.2 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
30.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
30.5 mi	Louisa Muscatine, IA	Coal	812 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.6 mi	Durant Durant, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Durant - (Ia)
30.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
33.0 mi	Agrirenew Stockton, IA	Biomass	1 MW	Agrirenew
34.3 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.5 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.5 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.2 mi	Fair Station Muscatine, IA	Coal	—	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
37.3 mi	Wapello Solar Llc Wapello, IA	Solar	100 MW	Wapello Solar Llc
44.6 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
45.4 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
45.6 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
45.9 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
46.3 mi	Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant Davenport, IA	Biomass	2 MW	Davenport City Of
47.0 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.3 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
48.9 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
49.1 mi	Nlmu Diesel New London, IA	Oil	8 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
49.2 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Iowa City, Iowa (ZIP 52240), with a combined 2,645 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is University Of Iowa Main Power Plant at 2.5 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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