Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Hydro LLC | Renewable World Energies LLC | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 GWh | Dec 1923 | Jan 2025 | Water |
| Wever Solar (150MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Wever, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.5 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Duane Arnold Solar II (150MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.2 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Creston Solar (50 MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.1 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Duane Arnold Solar I (50 MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.9 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Prescott Wind Farm | Prescott Wind Energy LLC | Prescott, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 67.0 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Chickasaw Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | New Hampton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 644.6 GWh | Nov 2023 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Kossuth County Wind | Kossuth County Wind, LLC | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 303.3 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Great Pathfinder Wind | Great Pathfinder Wind | Stratford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 822.6 GWh | Jan 2023 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 781.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Arbor Hill Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.7 GWh | Dec 2021 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 211.3 GWh | Jun 2022 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Plymouth Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Remsen, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 800.9 GWh | Dec 2021 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Sac County Wind, LLC | Sac County Wind | Sac City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 349.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 839.8 GWh | Feb 2022 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Independence Wind Farm | Independence Wind Energy LLC | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 226.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Diamond Trail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ladora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 868.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 869.2 GWh | Feb 2021 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Contrail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Bedford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 341.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Wapello Solar LLC | Wapello Solar LLC | Wapello, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 225.1 GWh | Feb 2021 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Union, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 179.7 GWh | Jul 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 TWh | Dec 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Ida Grove II | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 760.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| North English | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Arbor Hill Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Kossuth | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 547.3 GWh | Sep 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Golden Plains | Interstate Power and Light Co | Buffalo Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 756.4 GWh | Feb 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Richland | Interstate Power and Light Co | Odebolt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 525.8 GWh | Aug 2020 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Whispering Willow North | Interstate Power and Light Co | Latimer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 821.4 GWh | Dec 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Cleghorn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 892.0 GWh | Nov 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Ivester Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 352.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC | Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC | St. Ansgar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 765.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Melville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 447.2 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| English Farms | Interstate Power and Light Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 606.7 GWh | Feb 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Upland Prairie | Interstate Power and Light Co | Spencer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Feb 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Beaver Creek Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Nov 2017 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Orient Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Saratoga Wind Farm | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Lime Springs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 292.5 GWh | Jan 2019 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 608.6 GWh | Dec 2017 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 TWh | May 2015 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Red Rock Hydro Plant | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 137.3 GWh | Apr 2021 | Jan 2025 | Water |
| Marshalltown Generating Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 TWh | Mar 2017 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Otter Creek Ethanol LLC - Poet Ashton | Ashton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.2 GWh | Feb 2004 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Roquette America | Roquette America | Keokuk, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 203.4 GWh | Jun 2004 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.3% |
| Eclipse Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 846.1 GWh | Aug 2012 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Rolling Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Massena, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 TWh | Nov 2011 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Garden Wind LLC | Garden Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 350.5 GWh | Nov 2009 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 255.3 GWh | Nov 2009 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Jan 2005 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 761.3 GWh | Dec 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 588.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 588.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Osceola Windpower II | Osceola Windpower II | Harris, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 208.7 GWh | Aug 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC | McIntire, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 904.7 GWh | Sep 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 416.2 GWh | Jun 2008 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fonda, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 979.8 GWh | Nov 2007 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 276.3 GWh | Nov 2002 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 35.3 MWh | Jul 1992 | Jan 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9201 Norplex | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Postville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 72.5 MWh | Nov 1988 | Jan 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Metro Methane Recovery Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Mitchellville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.7 GWh | Dec 1997 | Jan 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 92.0 MWh | May 1994 | Jan 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.0 GWh | Sep 1960 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.4 GWh | Oct 1982 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 72.3% Petroleum Coke : 20.3% Bituminous Coal : 7.4% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Oct 1988 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 57.9% Natural Gas : 28.4% Bituminous Coal : 13.8% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 785.4 GWh | Jan 2009 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.8% Other Biomass Solids : 9.8% |
| Emery Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clear Lake, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 TWh | Apr 2004 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| George Neal South | MidAmerican Energy Co | Salix, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 608.2 GWh | Jun 1979 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.1% |
| Louisa | MidAmerican Energy Co | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 TWh | Sep 1983 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.6% Natural Gas : 1.4% |
| Ottumwa | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 TWh | Apr 1981 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 566.0 GWh | Mar 1958 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Walter Scott Jr Energy Center | MidAmerican Energy Co | Council Bluffs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 TWh | Feb 1954 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Prairie Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 66.4 GWh | Sep 1958 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 67.2% Natural Gas : 32.8% |
| Burlington (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Burlington, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 GWh | May 1968 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
| George Neal North | MidAmerican Energy Co | Sergeant Bluff, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 768.5 GWh | Apr 1964 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.4% Natural Gas : 1.6% |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | National Centers for Animal Health | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.8 GWh | May 1996 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 133.0 MWh | Aug 1996 | Nov 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| University of Iowa Main Power Plant | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.8 GWh | Dec 1946 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 51.7% Other Biomass Solids : 19.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 18.4% Bituminous Coal : 10.8% |
| Traer Wind Project | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Strawberry Point DPC Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| West Dubuque Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Merl Parr | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 756.0 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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% |
| Wind GEM | Wind GEM, LLC | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ida Grove Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 939.8 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| O'Brien Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 834.6 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 223.0 MWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Adams Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 440.1 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Venus Wind 3 LLC | Venus Wind 3 LLC | Grinnell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.1 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.1 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Carroll Area Wind Farm | SRIV Partnership LLC | Templeton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 70.3 GWh | Dec 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| NLMU Wind | New London Municipal Utilities | New London, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |