Power Plants Near 52354 — Watkins, IA

67 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52354 (Watkins, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.9040, -91.9965 · County: Benton

Natural Gas 39%Wind 36%Coal 14%Solar 6%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
9.4 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
15.9 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
16.0 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.0 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.4 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.6 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.7 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.7 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.8 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.8 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
18.1 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
18.4 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
18.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
18.6 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
19.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
20.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
22.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub Marion, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
24.5 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
25.0 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
25.5 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
26.2 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
26.9 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
27.5 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.0 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.1 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
30.2 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
30.8 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.2 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.3 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.6 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.6 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
32.7 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.4 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
34.9 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
35.3 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
36.5 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
38.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
39.4 mi	Anchor Wind, Llc Mechanicsville, IA	Wind	6 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
39.8 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.0 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
40.1 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.5 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
43.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.7 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.3 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
45.3 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.4 mi	Tipton Tipton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Tipton - (Ia)
46.0 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.4 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
47.3 mi	Ced Manchester Wind Manchester, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
47.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.9 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.3 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
48.6 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
48.7 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
48.7 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.0 mi	Hopkinton Hopkinton, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Hopkinton - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 67 power plants within 50 miles of Watkins, Iowa (ZIP 52354), with a combined 3,570 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 67 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics at 8.1 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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