Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Greater Des Moines | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Greenfield Wind | Greenfield Wind Power, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.3 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Grundy Center City Light Plant | Grundy Center Mun Light & Power | Grundy Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 494.2 MWh | Oct 1963 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
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 |
Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Jefferson, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.4 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Harlan | Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Harlan, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 184.9 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Hawkeye Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sumner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 111.0 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 824.7 GWh | Feb 2022 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Melville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 444.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 TWh | May 2015 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 227.0 GWh | Jun 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
IA - City of Ames - Airport Road | Forefront Power, LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ida Grove II | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 762.0 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Ida Grove Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Independence Wind Farm | Independence Wind Energy LLC | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 229.3 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Intrepid | MidAmerican Energy Co | Schaller, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 683.9 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.8 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Iowa Hydro LLC | Renewable World Energies LLC | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Dec 1923 | Jun 2024 | Water |
Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Jan 2005 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Superior, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 38.8 GWh | Mar 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
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% |
Ivester Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 347.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
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 |
Johnson County Hills Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Iowa City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.8 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Keokuk | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Keokuk, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 988.5 GWh | Jul 1913 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 256.1 MWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Knoxville Industrial | MidAmerican Energy Co | Knoxville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.9 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Kossuth | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 552.3 GWh | Sep 2020 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Kossuth County Wind | Kossuth County Wind, LLC | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
La Porte | La Porte City Utilities | La Porte City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 103.3 MWh | Nov 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lake Mills | City of Lake Mills | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 37.0 MWh | Dec 1955 | 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 |
Lake Park | City of Lake Park - (IA) | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.2 MWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Lakota, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 36.0 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Lamoni Municipal Utilities | City of Lamoni - (IA) | Lamoni, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 158.9 MWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lansing | Interstate Power and Light Co | Lansing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 683.0 GWh | Dec 1969 | May 2023 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Laurel Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Laurel, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 465.2 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 978.4 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 815.7 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.6 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Lime Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Mason City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Apr 1991 | Aug 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 293.2 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Louisa | MidAmerican Energy Co | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.3 TWh | Sep 1983 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Natural Gas : 1.2% |
Lundgren Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Otho, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Luther College Wind Project | Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC | Decorah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 241.3 MWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Macksburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Macksburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 357.6 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Maple City | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Osage Township, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 2.9 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Maquoketa 1 | City of Maquoketa - (IA) | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.2 MWh | May 1956 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6% |
Marshalltown | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 127.9 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Marshalltown Generating Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 TWh | Mar 2017 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
McGregor | City of McGregor- (IA) | McGregor, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 MWh | Nov 1941 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Meadow Ridge | Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 GWh | Jun 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Merl Parr | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 809.6 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2023 | Natural 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 |
Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.7 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 635.5 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Montezuma | City of Montezuma - (IA) | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 147.1 MWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 64.4% Natural Gas : 35.6% |
Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 355.9 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Mt Pleasant | City of Mt Pleasant - (IA) | Mt Pleasant, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 101.0 MWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 513.4 GWh | Mar 1958 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
NCAH Central Utility Plant | National Centers for Animal Health | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.3 GWh | May 1996 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
Neal Energy Center Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Salix, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
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% |
New Harvest Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Schleswig, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 289.3 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
NLMU Wind | New London Municipal Utilities | New London, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
North English | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
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 |
Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 142.4 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
O'Brien Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.1 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
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 |
Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.1 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.3 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.3 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Orient Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Osage (IA) | City of Osage - (IA) | Osage, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 75.8% Solar : 24.2% |
Osceola Windpower II | Osceola Windpower II | Harris, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 218.0 GWh | Aug 2008 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 421.7 GWh | Jun 2008 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Otter Creek Ethanol LLC - Poet Ashton | Ashton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.2 GWh | Feb 2004 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
Ottumwa | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 TWh | Apr 1981 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
Ottumwa City of | Ottumwa City of | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | Jul 1931 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Dec 2019 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 MWh | Dec 1987 | 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 |
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC | McIntire, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 858.6 GWh | Sep 2008 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Pleasant Hill | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.5 GWh | May 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.4% |
Plymouth Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Remsen, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 824.3 GWh | Dec 2021 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pomeroy, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 408.8 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
POET Biorefining - Gowrie | POET Biorefining - Gowrie | Gowrie, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.7 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC | POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC | Hanlontown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.2 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
POET Biorefining - Jewell | POET Biorefining - Jewell | Jewell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 24.2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |