Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 184.9 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Old Gold Energy Center, LLC | Old Gold Energy Center, LLC | Joice, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 177.0 GWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Storm Lake II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 140.7 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant | Davenport City of | Davenport, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 GWh | Apr 1995 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas : 79.8% Natural Gas : 20.2% |
| Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DC | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.9 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Storm Lake 1 | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 104.7 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| University of Iowa Main Power Plant | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.8 GWh | Dec 1946 | Feb 2023 | Natural Gas : 56.0% Bituminous Coal : 20.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 13.3% Other Biomass Solids : 10.0% |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 269.6 GWh | Nov 2002 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 149.8 MWh | Aug 1996 | May 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9206 Donaldson | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cresco, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 MWh | Oct 1995 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 246.9 MWh | May 1992 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 8602 Marion Sub | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marion, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.7 MWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| George Neal South | MidAmerican Energy Co | Salix, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Jun 1979 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
| Alliant SBD 9201 Norplex | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Postville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 88.2 MWh | Nov 1988 | Jun 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonald | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.9 MWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 42.1 MWh | Jul 1992 | Jun 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Exira | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Brayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 238.1 GWh | Mar 2004 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Alliant SBG 9802 Toyota | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 82.3 MWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.8 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Flying Cloud Power Partners LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 94.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Dike City Power Plant | City of Dike | Dike, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 62.7 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Allendorf | E&E Enterprises LLC | Allendorf, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Sep 1998 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Intrepid | MidAmerican Energy Co | Schaller, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 683.9 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Century | MidAmerican Energy Co | Blairsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 748.4 GWh | Aug 2005 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East | Interstate Power and Light Co | Iowa Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 514.1 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Victory Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Westside, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 460.6 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 142.4 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Top of Iowa Windfarm III | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.3 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fonda, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Nov 2007 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| West Diesel Generation Unit | City of Pocahontas - (IA) | Pocahontas, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | May 2006 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.2 GWh | Feb 2006 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Metro Methane Recovery Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Mitchellville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 85.7 GWh | Dec 1997 | Jun 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 MWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| South Plant | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | Waverly, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 82.6 MWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Knoxville Industrial | MidAmerican Energy Co | Knoxville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.9 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Shenandoah | MidAmerican Energy Co | Shenandoah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 84.1 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Waterloo Lundquist | MidAmerican Energy Co | Waterloo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 75.5 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| North Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.9 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gilliam South | City of Stuart - (IA) | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 MWh | Jan 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earlville | City of Earlville - (IA) | Earlville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.1 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 24.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| South Strawberry | City of Strawberry Point | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.7 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pella Peaking | City of Pella - (IA) | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 352.2 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Greater Des Moines | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Sycamore (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Johnston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.9 GWh | Jul 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Emery Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clear Lake, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 TWh | Apr 2004 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Tipton | City of Tipton - (IA) | Tipton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.2 MWh | Oct 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cargill Corn Milling Division | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners | Eddyville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.8 GWh | Nov 1952 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 128.0 MWh | May 1994 | Jun 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 832.8 GWh | Jan 2009 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.8% Other Biomass Solids : 9.8% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Oct 1988 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 59.2% Natural Gas : 29.4% Bituminous Coal : 11.4% |
| University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.9 GWh | Oct 1982 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 78.5% Petroleum Coke : 14.4% Bituminous Coal : 7.1% |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 89.7 GWh | Sep 1960 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.5% |
| Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac | Des Moines Metro WRF | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.7 MWh | Jun 1991 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 635.5 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 804.9 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coon Rapids II | City of Coon Rapids | Coon Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 467.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 421.7 GWh | Jun 2008 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.5 GWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 90.0% Natural Gas : 10.0% |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 978.4 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 20.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earl F Wisdom | Corn Belt Power Coop | Spencer, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.5 GWh | Mar 1960 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 81.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 18.3% |
| Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 GWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.5% Natural Gas : 13.5% |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 383.7 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids Municipal Utility | Rock Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.9 MWh | Mar 1968 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.8 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Lakota, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 36.0 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Superior, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 38.8 GWh | Mar 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |