Power Plants Near 52595 — University Park, IA

29 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52595 (University Park, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.2864, -92.6184 · County: Mahaska

Wind 53%Coal 36%Oil 5%Hydroelectric 3%Natural Gas 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
11.3 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.5 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.2 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
18.7 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
19.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
21.3 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
21.5 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
22.4 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.1 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.1 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.4 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.6 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
31.7 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
32.4 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.6 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
32.9 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.1 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
35.7 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
39.5 mi	Centerville Centerville, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.5 mi	Bloomfield Bloomfield, IA	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Bloomfield - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Ced Centerville Wind Centerville, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.8 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
44.3 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.3 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
49.6 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 29 power plants within 50 miles of University Park, Iowa (ZIP 52595), with a combined 2,028 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 29 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cargill Corn Milling Division at 10.3 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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