Power Plants Near 52540 — Brighton, IA

30 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52540 (Brighton, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.1543, -91.8284 · County: Washington

Coal 51%Wind 26%Natural Gas 13%Solar 7%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.2 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
26.5 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
27.6 mi	Nlmu Diesel New London, IA	Oil	8 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
28.9 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
32.0 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
32.5 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.9 mi	Wapello Solar Llc Wapello, IA	Solar	100 MW	Wapello Solar Llc
37.8 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
38.1 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.3 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.8 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
39.8 mi	Louisa Muscatine, IA	Coal	812 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.9 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.9 mi	Wever Solar (150mw) Wever, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.0 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
41.2 mi	Mpw Solar 1 Muscatine, IA	Solar	—	Mpw Solar 1, Llc
41.5 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.5 mi	Agency Gt West Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.6 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
42.8 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
43.3 mi	Muscatine Plant #1 Muscatine, IA	Coal	294 MW	Board Of Water Electric & Communications
44.1 mi	Bloomfield Bloomfield, IA	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Bloomfield - (Ia)
44.3 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
44.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9402 Climax Ft. Madison, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.8 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
46.8 mi	Burlington (Ia) Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	291 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.6 mi	Galesburg Solar Array Oquawka, IL	Solar	1 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
49.5 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 30 power plants within 50 miles of Brighton, Iowa (ZIP 52540), with a combined 3,568 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 30 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mt Pleasant at 19.2 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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