Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Pella Peaking | City of Pella - (IA) | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 291.0 MWh | May 2003 | 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 |
| Osage (IA) | City of Osage - (IA) | Osage, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.8 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 73.8% Solar : 26.2% |
| Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 GWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.1% Natural Gas : 6.9% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 616.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 955.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Aug 1973 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Graettinger | City of Graettinger - (IA) | Graettinger, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 255.0 MWh | Jul 1957 | 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 |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 783.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | 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 |
| Durant | City of Durant - (IA) | Durant, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.0 MWh | Jun 1970 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 12.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | 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 |
| Coon Rapids II | City of Coon Rapids | Coon Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 451.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Aug 2012 | 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 |
| Bloomfield | City of Bloomfield - (IA) | Bloomfield, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 16.0 MWh | Mar 1945 | 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 |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 329.5 GWh | Apr 1968 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 90.5% Other Biomass Solids : 9.5% |
| Ames GT | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Apr 1972 | Sep 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 372.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.3 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 GWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2% |
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Union, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 176.4 GWh | Jul 2020 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Summit Lake | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 72.1 GWh | Feb 1951 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Streeter Station | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.5 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 97.5% Bituminous Coal : 2.5% |
| Cascade | Cascade Municipal Utilities | Cascade, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 MWh | Mar 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cargill Corn Milling Division | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners | Eddyville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 76.3 GWh | Nov 1952 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Forest City Solar | Butter Solar, LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bulldog | Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Little Cedar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 501.7 GWh | Mar 1958 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Birch | Birch Power LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.6 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Municipal Utilities | Bancroft, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 320.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 129.1 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Barton Windpower LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 349.7 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| New Harvest Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Schleswig, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 268.1 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.4 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Flying Cloud Power Partners LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.7 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| August Wind Farm | August Wind Energy, LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.8 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Oct 1988 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 56.5% Natural Gas : 28.8% Bituminous Coal : 14.7% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 767.5 GWh | Jan 2009 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.5% Other Biomass Solids : 10.0% Bituminous Coal : 0.5% |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 133.0 MWh | Aug 1996 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Amana Society Service Company | Amana Society Service Co | Middle Amana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 947.0 MWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Storm Lake II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 125.6 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Storm Lake 1 | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 94.5 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Bloomfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Anchor Wind, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Mechanicsville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.8 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |