Power Plants Near 52728 — Buffalo, IA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52728 (Buffalo, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4564, -90.7235 · County: Scott

Nuclear 41%Coal 26%Natural Gas 15%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.2 mi	Fair Station Muscatine, IA	Coal	—	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
5.6 mi	Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant Davenport, IA	Biomass	2 MW	Davenport City Of
10.5 mi	Moline Moline, IL	Hydroelectric	76 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.9 mi	Durant Durant, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Durant - (Ia)
15.4 mi	Riverside Bettendorf, IA	Natural Gas	—	Midamerican Energy Co
17.8 mi	Wilton Wilton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Wilton - (Ia)
17.8 mi	Muscatine Plant #1 Muscatine, IA	Coal	294 MW	Board Of Water Electric & Communications
17.9 mi	Agrirenew Stockton, IA	Biomass	1 MW	Agrirenew
18.5 mi	Goldenrod (Il) Viola, IL	Solar	—	Generate Capital
18.9 mi	Eastern Iowa Solar Wilton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
19.9 mi	Mpw Solar 1 Muscatine, IA	Solar	—	Mpw Solar 1, Llc
21.4 mi	Louisa Muscatine, IA	Coal	812 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.3 mi	Quad Cities Generating Station Cordova, IL	Nuclear	2,019 MW	Constellation Nuclear
28.7 mi	Bishop Hill Iii Cambridge, IL	Wind	119 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
29.0 mi	Cordova Energy Cordova, IL	Natural Gas	611 MW	Cordova Energy Co Llc
29.0 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
29.8 mi	Geneseo Geneseo, IL	Wind	34 MW	City Of Geneseo - (Il)
30.3 mi	Tipton Tipton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Tipton - (Ia)
31.5 mi	Wapello Solar Llc Wapello, IA	Solar	100 MW	Wapello Solar Llc
32.4 mi	Bishop Hill Ii Wind Farm Cambridge, IL	Wind	81 MW	Bishop Hill Energy Ii, Llc
35.1 mi	Milton L Kapp Clinton, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.4 mi	Bishop Hill Energy Llc Cambridge, IL	Wind	200 MW	Sunedison Llc
36.4 mi	Clinton Schools Clinton, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.6 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Clinton Clinton, IA	Coal	180 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
37.9 mi	Anchor Wind, Llc Mechanicsville, IA	Wind	6 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
38.9 mi	Galesburg Solar Array Oquawka, IL	Solar	1 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
39.1 mi	Earp Solar, Llc Monmouth, IL	Solar	35 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
39.7 mi	Uss Origami Solar Fulton, IL	Solar	—	Uss Origami Solar Llc
39.7 mi	Cattail (Csg) Fulton, IL	Solar	2 MW	Cattail Solar, Llc
39.9 mi	Midland Wind Kewane, IL	Wind	106 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
40.1 mi	Maquoketa 1 Maquoketa, IA	Natural Gas	24 MW	City Of Maquoketa - (Ia)
40.2 mi	Whiteside Solar 1 Csg Fulton, IL	Solar	2 MW	Whiteside Solar 1, Llc
40.5 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 3a Galesburg, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
40.5 mi	Illinois Pv Knox 3b Galesburg, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
41.6 mi	Uss Cattail Solar Fulton, IL	Solar	—	Uss Cattail Solar Llc
42.4 mi	Iowa Hydro Llc Maquoketa, IA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Renewable World Energies Llc
42.5 mi	Maquoketa 2 Maquoketa, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Maquoketa - (Ia)
42.6 mi	Abel Solar Morrison, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
43.1 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.5 mi	Galesburg Galesburg, IL	Natural Gas	—	Archer Daniels Midland Co
44.4 mi	Preston (Ia) Preston, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Preston
44.4 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
44.6 mi	Yager Prophetstown, IL	Solar	2 MW	Generate Capital
45.9 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.0 mi	Payton Kewanee, IL	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
48.6 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
48.8 mi	Dpc York Thomson, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.0 mi	Round Grove 2 Lyndon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.1 mi	Round Grove 1 Lyndon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.2 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
49.4 mi	Agency Gt West Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.4 mi	Yorktown 1 Solar Lyndon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.5 mi	Bunker Hill Solar Lyndon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
49.6 mi	Yorktown 2 Solar Lyndon, IL	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Buffalo, Iowa (ZIP 52728), with a combined 4,897 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fair Station at 5.2 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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