Power Plants Near 52501 — Ottumwa, IA

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52501 (Ottumwa, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.0309, -92.4098 · County: Wapello

Wind 59%Coal 32%Oil 4%Hydroelectric 3%Natural Gas 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.0 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
8.8 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.4 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
19.5 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
22.7 mi	Bloomfield Bloomfield, IA	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Bloomfield - (Ia)
31.1 mi	Centerville Centerville, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.9 mi	Ced Centerville Wind Centerville, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
31.9 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.5 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
37.2 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.8 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
38.0 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
38.8 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
39.2 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.2 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.4 mi	Memphis Memphis, MO	Oil	9 MW	City Of Memphis - (Mo)
42.5 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	High Prairie Wind Farm Queen City, MO	Wind	400 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
45.0 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
46.3 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.2 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
49.0 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
49.5 mi	Unionville City Of Unionville, MO	Oil	9 MW	City Of Unionville - (Mo)

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Ottumwa, Iowa (ZIP 52501), with a combined 2,278 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ottumwa City Of at 1.0 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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