Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 413.3 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Eclipse Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 825.8 GWh | Aug 2012 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Adair Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 554.8 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.6 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 507.0 MWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5% |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 70.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Storm Lake 1 | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 84.7 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Storm Lake II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 114.2 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| IA - City of Ames - Airport Road | Forefront Power, LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.6 GWh | Apr 1968 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 90.9% Other Biomass Solids : 9.1% |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | National Centers for Animal Health | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.3 GWh | May 1996 | Aug 2025 | Natural Gas : 96.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.1% |
| Ames GT | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 420.0 MWh | Apr 1972 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.9 GWh | Sep 1960 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Roseman | Roseman Energy, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.7 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Otter Creek Ethanol LLC - Poet Ashton | Ashton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.5 GWh | Feb 2004 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Municipal Utilities | Atlantic, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.0 MWh | Aug 1966 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 790.3 GWh | Feb 2022 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Municipal Utilities | Bancroft, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 96.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Contrail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Bedford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 309.8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Bellevue | City of Bellevue - (IA) | Bellevue, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.0 MWh | Jun 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Century | MidAmerican Energy Co | Blairsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 572.0 GWh | Aug 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bloomfield | City of Bloomfield - (IA) | Bloomfield, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 16.0 MWh | Mar 1945 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Bloomfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Fareway Customer Hosted 1 MW Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Boone, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Exira | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Brayton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 313.7 GWh | Mar 2004 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.5% |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 576.8 GWh | Nov 2008 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 712.7 GWh | Dec 2008 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 234.3 GWh | Nov 2009 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.0 MWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Golden Plains | Interstate Power and Light Co | Buffalo Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 708.1 GWh | Feb 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Burlington (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Burlington, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.1 GWh | May 1968 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Carroll Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Carroll, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 562.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Cascade | Cascade Municipal Utilities | Cascade, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 73.0 MWh | Mar 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 62.7% Natural Gas : 37.3% |
| University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.5 GWh | Oct 1982 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas : 76.2% Petroleum Coke : 16.6% Bituminous Coal : 7.1% |
| Gas Turbine (IA) | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 690.0 MWh | Dec 1967 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Streeter Station | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.8 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 94.0% Bituminous Coal : 6.0% |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DC | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD0201 Ingredion | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.6 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Prairie Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 85.8 GWh | Sep 1958 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 64.8% Natural Gas : 35.2% |
| Alliant SBG 9802 Toyota | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 MWh | Nov 1998 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Cedar Rapids Community Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.7 GWh | Jan 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.0 MWh | Aug 1996 | Aug 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 252.8 MWh | May 1992 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 990.4 GWh | Oct 1988 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 59.5% Natural Gas : 25.4% Bituminous Coal : 15.1% |
| Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 223.0 MWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| CED Centerville Wind | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Centerville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.6 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25MW Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Chariton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Merl Parr | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 432.0 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Charles City Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 274.1 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Emery Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clear Lake, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 TWh | Apr 2004 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| August Wind Farm | August Wind Energy, LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Birch | Birch Power LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Cleghorn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 831.7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 727.4 GWh | Jan 2009 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.1% Other Biomass Solids : 8.3% Bituminous Coal : 1.6% |
| Coggon | Coggon Municipal Light Plant | Coggon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 MWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coon Rapids II | City of Coon Rapids | Coon Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 232.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coralville GT | MidAmerican Energy Co | Coralville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 800.0 MWh | May 1970 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Corning | City of Corning - (IA) | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.0 MWh | May 1975 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| POET Biorefining LLC - Corning | POET Biorefining LLC - Corning | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Walter Scott Jr Energy Center | MidAmerican Energy Co | Council Bluffs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 TWh | Feb 1954 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
| Alliant SBD 9206 Donaldson | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cresco, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 MWh | Oct 1995 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 827.8 GWh | Feb 2021 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Creston Solar (50 MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 96.1 GWh | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Summit Lake | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 70.0 GWh | Feb 1951 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.4 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant | Davenport City of | Davenport, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Apr 1995 | Dec 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 90.0% Natural Gas : 10.0% |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Luther College Wind Project | Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC | Decorah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| River Hills | MidAmerican Energy Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Apr 1966 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac | Des Moines Metro WRF | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 70.6 MWh | Jun 1991 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Dike City Power Plant | City of Dike | Dike, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.0 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 47.0 MWh | May 1994 | Aug 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonald | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 MWh | Feb 1990 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Dubuque Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie Farms | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.2 MWh | Jun 1993 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Durant | City of Durant - (IA) | Durant, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 MWh | Jun 1970 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earlville | City of Earlville - (IA) | Earlville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cargill Corn Milling Division | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners | Eddyville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.5 GWh | Nov 1952 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Dec 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.0 GWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 83.1% Other Biomass Solids : 16.9% |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 199.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Jan 2005 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fonda, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 972.0 GWh | Nov 2007 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Fontanelle | Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC | Fontanelle, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Forest City Solar | Butter Solar, LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | Avangrid Power LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.3 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Forest City Light Plant | City of Forest City- (IA) | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 225.0 MWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 208.6 GWh | Jun 2022 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 251.5 GWh | Nov 2002 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 176.1 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |