Power Plants Near 52543 — Cedar, IA

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52543 (Cedar, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.2121, -92.5090 · County: Mahaska

Wind 51%Coal 39%Oil 4%Hydroelectric 3%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.4 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
8.8 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
14.4 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
18.5 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
25.3 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.8 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
26.1 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
26.8 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
29.6 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.6 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.1 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
35.4 mi	Bloomfield Bloomfield, IA	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Bloomfield - (Ia)
35.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
36.6 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.6 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
37.3 mi	Centerville Centerville, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.6 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
38.8 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.0 mi	Ced Centerville Wind Centerville, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
39.4 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.4 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
44.5 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.9 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Cedar, Iowa (ZIP 52543), with a combined 1,853 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ottumwa at 8.4 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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