Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Lakota, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 33.5 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2025 | 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% |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 54.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | 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 |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 199.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 161.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids Municipal Utility - (IA) | Rock Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 20.0 MWh | Mar 1968 | 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% |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Exira | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Brayton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 243.5 GWh | Mar 2004 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 383.8 GWh | Jun 2008 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Crosswind Energy Project | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Ruthven, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 55.3 GWh | May 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Superior, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 34.7 GWh | Mar 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Wellsburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 304.8 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Wind GEM | Wind GEM, LLC | Stuart, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Ida Grove Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| O'Brien Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 851.2 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 611.0 GWh | Dec 2017 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Adams Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 460.4 GWh | Sep 2015 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Venus Wind 3 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Grinnell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.7 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Carroll Area Wind Farm | SRIV Partnership LLC | Templeton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.8 GWh | Dec 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Traer Wind Project | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Story City Wind Project | Hamilton Wind Energy LLC | Story City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Prescott Wind Farm | Prescott Wind Energy LLC | Prescott, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 162.0 GWh | Aug 2024 | May 2026 | Wind |
| CED Manchester Wind | RWE Clean Energy | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.5 GWh | Mar 2022 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Arbor Hill Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.1 GWh | Dec 2021 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 204.8 GWh | Jun 2022 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Plymouth Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Remsen, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 767.8 GWh | Dec 2021 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Sac County Wind, LLC | Sac County Wind | Sac City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 320.6 GWh | Nov 2021 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Pleasant Creek Unit 2 | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 269.2 GWh | Nov 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 781.9 GWh | Feb 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Independence Wind Farm | Independence Wind Energy LLC | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 204.7 GWh | Nov 2021 | May 2026 | 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 |
| CED Centerville Wind | RWE Clean Energy | Centerville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.0 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Oct 2016 | Oct 2025 | Solar |
| POET Biorefining - Gowrie | POET Biorefining - Gowrie | Gowrie, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| POET Biorefining LLC - Corning | POET Biorefining LLC - Corning | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC | POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC | Hanlontown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.4 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| POET Biorefining - Jewell | POET Biorefining - Jewell | Jewell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.2 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Wever Solar (150MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Wever, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 278.3 GWh | Oct 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Waterloo Solar (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Waterloo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Strawberry Point DPC Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| West Dubuque Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Clinton Schools | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Rolling Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Massena, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Nov 2011 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 406.8 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Vienna Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 621.7 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Eclipse Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 821.7 GWh | Aug 2012 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Shenandoah Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Blanchard, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 335.8 GWh | Nov 2025 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Franklin County Wind Farm | Interstate Power and Light Co | Iowa Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 301.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Hawkeye Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sumner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 170.6 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Rippey Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 166.6 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Bulldog | Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Wolverine | Wolverine Wind Energy, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 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 |
| Roquette America | Roquette America | Keokuk, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 207.7 GWh | Jun 2004 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Laurel Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Laurel, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 470.0 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Salt Creek Wind | Salt Creek Wind, LLC | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 360.0 GWh | Nov 2025 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Garden Wind LLC | Garden Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 342.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 230.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Elk Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greeley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 172.9 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 374.0 MWh | Jan 2005 | Apr 2026 | Wind |
| Douglas (IA) | OneEnergy, Inc. | Riceville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 804.0 MWh | Aug 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Iowa Hydro LLC | Zero6 Energy Hydro | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 GWh | Dec 1923 | May 2026 | Water |
| Orient Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | Nov 2018 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Red Rock Hydro Plant | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 213.0 GWh | Apr 2021 | May 2026 | Water |
| Lundgren Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Otho, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 604.9 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | May 2015 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Wiota | Wiota Wind Energy, LLC #1 | Wiota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Sky Volt | Sky Volt, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Meadow Ridge | Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Jun 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Greenfield Wind | Greenfield Wind Power, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Fontanelle | Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC | Fontanelle, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cumberland Rose | Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.6 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.1 GWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 84.7% Other Biomass Solids : 15.3% |
| Macksburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Macksburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 248.7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| NLMU Wind | New London Municipal Utilities - (IA) | New London, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Luther College Wind Project | Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC | Decorah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | National Centers for Animal Health | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 439.1 MWh | May 1996 | May 2026 | Natural Gas : 82.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 17.4% |
| Marshalltown Generating Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.1 TWh | Mar 2017 | May 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Otter Creek Ethanol LLC - Poet Ashton | Ashton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 44.6 GWh | Feb 2004 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Roeder Family Wind Farm LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Manly, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Aug 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Windwalkers LLC | RWE Clean Energy | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Aug 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pomeroy, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 373.5 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |