Power Plants Near 52738 — Columbus Junction, IA

38 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 52738 (Columbus Junction, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.2926, -91.3006 · County: Louisa

Coal 64%Natural Gas 16%Solar 12%Oil 4%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.9 mi	Louisa Muscatine, IA	Coal	812 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.5 mi	Wapello Solar Llc Wapello, IA	Solar	100 MW	Wapello Solar Llc
12.4 mi	Mpw Solar 1 Muscatine, IA	Solar	—	Mpw Solar 1, Llc
14.4 mi	Muscatine Plant #1 Muscatine, IA	Coal	294 MW	Board Of Water Electric & Communications
19.2 mi	West Liberty West Liberty, IA	Oil	17 MW	City Of West Liberty - (Ia)
23.0 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.8 mi	Nlmu Wind New London, IA	Wind	2 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
25.1 mi	Wilton Wilton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Wilton - (Ia)
25.1 mi	Eastern Iowa Solar Wilton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
25.5 mi	Nlmu Diesel New London, IA	Oil	8 MW	New London Municipal Utilities
25.7 mi	Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia)
27.2 mi	Fair Station Muscatine, IA	Coal	—	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
28.1 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
29.3 mi	Durant Durant, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Durant - (Ia)
29.5 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
29.5 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.6 mi	Galesburg Solar Array Oquawka, IL	Solar	1 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
32.5 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
33.8 mi	Agency Gt West Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.2 mi	Tipton Tipton, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Tipton - (Ia)
35.6 mi	Agrirenew Stockton, IA	Biomass	1 MW	Agrirenew
37.5 mi	Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant Davenport, IA	Biomass	2 MW	Davenport City Of
37.5 mi	Goldenrod (Il) Viola, IL	Solar	—	Generate Capital
38.6 mi	Wever Solar (150mw) Wever, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.7 mi	Anchor Wind, Llc Mechanicsville, IA	Wind	6 MW	Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc
39.3 mi	Burlington (Ia) Burlington, IA	Natural Gas	291 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.5 mi	Moline Moline, IL	Hydroelectric	76 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.0 mi	Earp Solar, Llc Monmouth, IL	Solar	35 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
46.2 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
46.8 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
46.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.4 mi	Riverside Bettendorf, IA	Natural Gas	—	Midamerican Energy Co
47.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
47.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
48.3 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9402 Climax Ft. Madison, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.8 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 38 power plants within 50 miles of Columbus Junction, Iowa (ZIP 52738), with a combined 2,513 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 38 nearby plants. The closest plant is Louisa at 10.9 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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