Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake 1 | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.9 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Storm Lake II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 114.6 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Maple City | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Osage Township, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 3.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Amana Society Service Company | Amana Society Service Co | Middle Amana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | American Profol Incorporated | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 56.0 MWh | Aug 1996 | Nov 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Oct 1988 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 60.7% Natural Gas : 23.3% Bituminous Coal : 16.0% |
| 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 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Clinton | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 679.3 GWh | Jan 2009 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 87.9% Other Biomass Solids : 7.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.1% |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | Atlantic, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.0 MWh | Aug 1966 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| August Wind Farm | August Wind Energy, LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Nov 2025 | Wind |
| New Harvest Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Schleswig, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 263.0 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | Avangrid Power LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.3 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Barton Windpower LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 365.4 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Flying Cloud Power Partners LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 98.1 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Power LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 134.3 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Grinnell College | Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, LLC | Grinnell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Mar 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Bancroft, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Birch | Birch Power LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.6 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 765.6 GWh | Mar 1958 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Little Cedar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Bulldog | Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cargill Corn Milling Division | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners | Eddyville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 112.1 GWh | Nov 1952 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Cascade | Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Cascade, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.0 MWh | Mar 1951 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gas Turbine (IA) | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Dec 1967 | Dec 2025 | 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% |
| Summit Lake | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 109.3 GWh | Feb 1951 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Oct 2016 | Oct 2025 | Solar |
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Union, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 168.6 GWh | Jul 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 449.0 MWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.0% Natural Gas : 5.0% |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 54.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 285.0 GWh | Apr 1968 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 91.0% Other Biomass Solids : 9.0% |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 77.4 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bellevue | City of Bellevue - (IA) | Bellevue, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | Jun 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coon Rapids II | City of Coon Rapids -(IA) | Coon Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 57.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Corning | City of Corning - (IA) | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | May 1975 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Dike City Power Plant | City of Dike - (IA) | Dike, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Durant | City of Durant - (IA) | Durant, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 29.4 MWh | Jun 1970 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earlville | City of Earlville - (IA) | Earlville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 199.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Forest City Light Plant | City of Forest City- (IA) | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 392.0 MWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Graettinger | City of Graettinger - (IA) | Graettinger, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.0 MWh | Jul 1957 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Grand Junction | City of Grand Junction - (IA) | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.0 MWh | Nov 1994 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| North Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Downtown Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.0 MWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.0 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills | City of Lake Mills - (IA) | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 99.0 MWh | Dec 1955 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Park | City of Lake Park - (IA) | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.0 MWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lamoni Municipal Utilities | City of Lamoni - (IA) | Lamoni, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.0 MWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 161.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.0 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| McGregor | City of McGregor- (IA) | McGregor, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.0 MWh | Nov 1941 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 127.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Montezuma | City of Montezuma - (IA) | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.0 MWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 67.9% Natural Gas : 32.1% |
| Mt Pleasant | City of Mt Pleasant - (IA) | Mt Pleasant, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 802.0 MWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 920.0 MWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.4% Natural Gas : 38.6% |
| Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 73.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Osage (IA) | City of Osage - (IA) | Osage, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2025 | Wind : 81.8% Solar : 18.2% |
| Ottumwa City of | City of Ottumwa - (IA) | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 GWh | Jul 1931 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 MWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pella Peaking | City of Pella - (IA) | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 752.0 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Diesel Generation Unit | City of Pocahontas - (IA) | Pocahontas, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | May 2006 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Preston (IA) | City of Preston - (IA) | Preston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Nov 1968 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 85.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.9% |
| Rockford | City of Rockford- (IA) | Rockford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jul 1951 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sibley One | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 174.0 MWh | Aug 1971 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 65.0% Natural Gas : 35.0% |
| Sibley No Two | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 37.0 MWh | Nov 1987 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 90.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.1% |
| Spencer Gas Turbine | City of Spencer - (IA) | Spencer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.0 MWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2025 | Kerosene |
| State Center | City of State Center - (IA) | State Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 153.0 MWh | Jul 1972 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 72.4% Natural Gas : 27.6% |
| Story City | City of Story City - (IA) | Story City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 315.0 MWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 87.0% Natural Gas : 13.0% |
| South Strawberry | City of Strawberry Point -(IA) | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Gilliam South | City of Stuart - (IA) | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Jan 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sumner | City of Sumner - (IA) | Sumner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.0 MWh | Jul 1956 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Tipton | City of Tipton - (IA) | Tipton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 266.0 MWh | Oct 1955 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Traer Wind Project | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Traer East | City of Traer - (IA) | Tracer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Feb 2004 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Traer Main | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 65.0 MWh | Dec 1962 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 98.5% Natural Gas : 1.5% |
| Traer South | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 MWh | Mar 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Villisca Municipal Power Plant | City of Villisca - (IA) | Villisca, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.0 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Webster City | City of Webster City - (IA) | Webster City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 383.2 MWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Bend | City of West Bend - (IA) | West Bent, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 68.0 MWh | Nov 1954 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Liberty | City of West Liberty - (IA) | West Liberty, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 234.0 MWh | Sep 1974 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Wilton | City of Wilton - (IA) | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 MWh | Dec 1991 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Winterset | City of Winterset - (IA) | Winterset, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 33.0 MWh | Jun 1956 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 57.8% Natural Gas : 42.2% |
| Coggon | Coggon Municipal Light Plant - (IA) | Coggon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earl F Wisdom | Corn Belt Power Coop | Spencer, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.1 GWh | Mar 1960 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.9% |
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 230.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Cumberland Rose | Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant | Davenport, City of - (IA) | Davenport, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.4 GWh | Apr 1995 | Dec 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 63.5% Natural Gas : 36.5% |
| Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac | Des Moines Metro WRF | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 74.5 MWh | Jun 1991 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 602.6 GWh | Nov 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Cleghorn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 816.9 GWh | Nov 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona | Farmers Electric Coop - (IA) | Kalona, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 174.0 MWh | Feb 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Fontanelle | Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC | Fontanelle, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |