Power Plants Near 52653 — Wapello, IA

36 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52653 (Wapello, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.2070, -91.1719 · County: Louisa

Coal 49%Natural Gas 18%Solar 13%Wind 12%Oil 3%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.7 mi	Wapello Solar Llc Wapello, IA	Solar	100 MW	Wapello Solar Llc
8.7 mi	Louisa Muscatine, IA	Coal	812 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.9 mi	Mpw Solar 1 Muscatine, IA	Solar	—	Mpw Solar 1, Llc
14.1 mi	Muscatine Plant #1 Muscatine, IA	Coal	294 MW	Board Of Water Electric & Communications
20.9 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
22.3 mi	Nlmu Diesel New London, IA	Oil	8 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
23.0 mi	Galesburg Solar Array Oquawka, IL	Solar	1 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
25.0 mi	Fair Station Muscatine, IA	Coal	—	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
25.5 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
25.6 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
27.0 mi	Agency Gt West Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.5 mi	Wilton Wilton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Wilton - (Ia)
27.8 mi	Eastern Iowa Solar Wilton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
30.3 mi	Durant Durant, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Durant - (Ia)
30.4 mi	Goldenrod (Il) Viola, IL	Solar	—	Generate Capital
31.7 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.3 mi	Burlington (Ia) Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	291 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.1 mi	Wever Solar (150mw) Wever, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.1 mi	Earp Solar, Llc Monmouth, IL	Solar	35 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
34.5 mi	Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant Davenport, IA	Biomass	2 MW	Davenport City Of
36.5 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
37.1 mi	Agrirenew Stockton, IA	Biomass	1 MW	Agrirenew
38.0 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.4 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Tipton Tipton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Tipton - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Moline Moline, IL	Hydroelectric	76 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.0 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
44.0 mi	Riverside Bettendorf, IA	Natural Gas	—	Midamerican Energy Co
44.6 mi	Anchor Wind, Llc Mechanicsville, IA	Wind	6 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
44.8 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 3a Galesburg, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
44.8 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 3b Galesburg, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
45.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9402 Climax Ft. Madison, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.6 mi	Bishop Hill Iii Cambridge, IL	Wind	119 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
48.0 mi	Cardinal Point Wind Sciota, IL	Wind	150 MW	Cardinal Point Llc
48.0 mi	Mcdonough Solar 1, Llc Csg Blandinsville, IL	Solar	4 MW	Mcdonough Solar 1, Llc
48.6 mi	Galesburg Galesburg, IL	Natural Gas	—	Archer Daniels Midland Co

Power generation near this area

There are 36 power plants within 50 miles of Wapello, Iowa (ZIP 52653), with a combined 2,243 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 36 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wapello Solar Llc at 3.7 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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