Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story City | City of Story City - (IA) | Story City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 233.0 MWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.6% Natural Gas : 4.4% |
| Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 232.3 MWh | May 1992 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | Waverly, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 224.0 MWh | Jul 1958 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 52.5% Natural Gas : 47.5% |
| Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 223.0 MWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 161.8 MWh | Aug 1996 | Jul 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 145.0 MWh | May 1994 | Jul 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Montezuma | City of Montezuma - (IA) | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 138.0 MWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 65.1% Natural Gas : 34.9% |
| Lamoni Municipal Utilities | City of Lamoni - (IA) | Lamoni, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 135.0 MWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Forest City Light Plant | City of Forest City- (IA) | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 120.0 MWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Municipal Utilities | Atlantic, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.0 MWh | Aug 1966 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 91.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 8.6% |
| Winterset | City of Winterset - (IA) | Winterset, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.0 MWh | Jun 1956 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.6% Natural Gas : 38.4% |
| La Porte | La Porte City Utilities | La Porte City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 98.0 MWh | Nov 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| South Plant | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility | Waverly, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 79.0 MWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9201 Norplex | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Postville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.4 MWh | Nov 1988 | Jul 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Shenandoah | MidAmerican Energy Co | Shenandoah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD0201 Ingredion | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 76.4 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac | Des Moines Metro WRF | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 72.5 MWh | Jun 1991 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Waterloo Lundquist | MidAmerican Energy Co | Waterloo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 69.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBG 9802 Toyota | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 66.6 MWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Dike City Power Plant | City of Dike | Dike, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.0 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Mt Pleasant | City of Mt Pleasant - (IA) | Mt Pleasant, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 59.0 MWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Knoxville Industrial | MidAmerican Energy Co | Knoxville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Preston (IA) | City of Preston | Preston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.0 MWh | Nov 1968 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 59.1% Natural Gas : 40.9% |
| State Center | City of State Center - (IA) | State Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.0 MWh | Jul 1972 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.0% Natural Gas : 31.0% |
| Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona | Farmers Electric Coop - (IA) | Kalona, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.0 MWh | Feb 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bellevue | City of Bellevue - (IA) | Bellevue, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.0 MWh | Jun 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Durant | City of Durant - (IA) | Durant, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.0 MWh | Jun 1970 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie Farms | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 47.0 MWh | Jun 1993 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Park | City of Lake Park - (IA) | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.0 MWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| North Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Tipton | City of Tipton - (IA) | Tipton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 42.0 MWh | Oct 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.2 MWh | Jul 1992 | Jul 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Liberty | City of West Liberty - (IA) | West Liberty, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.0 MWh | Sep 1974 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Corning | City of Corning - (IA) | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | May 1975 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Wilton | City of Wilton - (IA) | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 37.2 MWh | Dec 1991 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills | City of Lake Mills | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 32.0 MWh | Dec 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Maquoketa 1 | City of Maquoketa - (IA) | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.0 MWh | May 1956 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6% |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sibley No Two | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.0 MWh | Nov 1987 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1% |
| Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DC | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.6 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bloomfield | City of Bloomfield - (IA) | Bloomfield, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 16.0 MWh | Mar 1945 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sibley One | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.0 MWh | Aug 1971 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 54.7% Natural Gas : 45.3% |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 8602 Marion Sub | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marion, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.7 MWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coggon | Coggon Municipal Light Plant | Coggon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rockford | City of Rockford- (IA) | Rockford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Jul 1951 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids Municipal Utility | Rock Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.0 MWh | Mar 1968 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Villisca Municipal Power Plant | City of Villisca - (IA) | Villisca, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 12.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earlville | City of Earlville - (IA) | Earlville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| South Strawberry | City of Strawberry Point | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Luther College Wind Project | Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC | Decorah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonald | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 MWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Traer Main | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Dec 1962 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.4% Natural Gas : 6.6% |
| Brooklyn | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Harlan | Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Harlan, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Downtown Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gowrie | Gowrie Municipal Utilities | Gowrie, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Dec 2012 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| McGregor | City of McGregor- (IA) | McGregor, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Nov 1941 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9206 Donaldson | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cresco, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.9 MWh | Oct 1995 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cascade | Cascade Municipal Utilities | Cascade, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 MWh | Mar 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Grand Junction | City of Grand Junction - (IA) | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 MWh | Nov 1994 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Stuart (IA) | City of Stuart - (IA) | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 MWh | Jan 1956 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gilliam South | City of Stuart - (IA) | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 MWh | Jan 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |