Power Plants Near 52554 — Eldon, IA

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52554 (Eldon, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.9261, -92.2268 · County: Wapello

Wind 45%Coal 43%Oil 5%Hydroelectric 3%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.6 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
16.9 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
18.6 mi	Bloomfield Bloomfield, IA	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Bloomfield - (Ia)
20.8 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.4 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
32.4 mi	Memphis Memphis, MO	Oil	9 MW	City Of Memphis - (Mo)
35.4 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
35.8 mi	Ced Centerville Wind Centerville, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.0 mi	Centerville Centerville, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.5 mi	High Prairie Wind Farm Queen City, MO	Wind	400 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
43.1 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.5 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
43.7 mi	Nlmu Diesel New London, IA	Oil	8 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
43.8 mi	Kahoka Kahoka, MO	Oil	7 MW	City Of Kahoka
45.5 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.1 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
48.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9402 Climax Ft. Madison, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.4 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
49.8 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
49.9 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Eldon, Iowa (ZIP 52554), with a combined 1,669 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ottumwa City Of at 11.6 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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