Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.7 MWh | Jul 1992 | Sep 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9201 Norplex | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Postville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 40.2 MWh | Nov 1988 | Sep 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Metro Methane Recovery Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Mitchellville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.3 GWh | Dec 1997 | Sep 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.9 GWh | Sep 1960 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | May 2015 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 586.5 GWh | Dec 2017 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Red Rock Hydro Plant | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 164.5 GWh | Apr 2021 | Sep 2025 | Water |
| Saratoga Wind Farm | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Lime Springs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 272.3 GWh | Jan 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Orient Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Beaver Creek Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 TWh | Nov 2017 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| George Neal South | MidAmerican Energy Co | Salix, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 TWh | Jun 1979 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% |
| Upland Prairie | Interstate Power and Light Co | Spencer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Feb 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| English Farms | Interstate Power and Light Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 574.0 GWh | Feb 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Melville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 424.1 GWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Louisa | MidAmerican Energy Co | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 TWh | Sep 1983 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC | Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC | St. Ansgar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 725.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Ottumwa | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 TWh | Apr 1981 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Ivester Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 329.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | 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 |
| Whispering Willow North | Interstate Power and Light Co | Latimer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 728.6 GWh | Dec 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Richland (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Odebolt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 491.5 GWh | Aug 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Golden Plains | Interstate Power and Light Co | Buffalo Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 708.1 GWh | Feb 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Kossuth | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 523.0 GWh | Sep 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Marshalltown Generating Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 TWh | Mar 2017 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Arbor Hill Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| North English | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 TWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2025 | 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 |
| Ida Grove II | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 711.5 GWh | Nov 2019 | 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 |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Dec 2019 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Union, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 165.0 GWh | Jul 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Wapello Solar LLC | Wapello Solar LLC | Wapello, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 210.5 GWh | Feb 2021 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Roquette America | Roquette America | Keokuk, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 209.1 GWh | Jun 2004 | Sep 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Contrail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Bedford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 309.8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 827.8 GWh | Feb 2021 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 723.7 GWh | Mar 1958 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Diamond Trail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ladora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 836.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 386.7 GWh | Jun 2008 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| 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% |
| Eclipse Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 825.8 GWh | Aug 2012 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC | McIntire, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 864.6 GWh | Sep 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 |
| Independence Wind Farm | Independence Wind Energy LLC | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 210.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| 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% |
| Wever Solar (150MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Wever, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 244.3 GWh | Oct 2024 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 790.3 GWh | Feb 2022 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Sac County Wind, LLC | Sac County Wind | Sac City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 315.4 GWh | Nov 2021 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Plymouth Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Remsen, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 778.2 GWh | Dec 2021 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 208.6 GWh | Jun 2022 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Arbor Hill Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.6 GWh | Dec 2021 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Iowa Hydro LLC | Renewable World Energies LLC | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 GWh | Dec 1923 | Sep 2025 | Water |
| George Neal North | MidAmerican Energy Co | Sergeant Bluff, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Apr 1964 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
| Pleasant Creek Unit 2 | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 236.8 GWh | Nov 2024 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 668.2 GWh | Nov 2022 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Osceola Windpower II | Osceola Windpower II | Harris, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 196.9 GWh | Aug 2008 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Great Pathfinder Wind | Great Pathfinder Wind | Stratford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 782.7 GWh | Jan 2023 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Kossuth County Wind | Kossuth County Wind, LLC | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 278.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Chickasaw Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | New Hampton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 660.3 GWh | Nov 2023 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Prescott Wind Farm | Prescott Wind Energy LLC | Prescott, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 144.0 GWh | Aug 2024 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 525.2 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 |
| Rolling Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Massena, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Nov 2011 | 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 |
| Garden Wind LLC | Garden Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 345.4 GWh | Nov 2009 | Sep 2025 | Wind |
| Pleasant Creek Unit 1 | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 98.2 GWh | Feb 2024 | Sep 2025 | Solar |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Strawberry Point DPC Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Traer Wind Project | City of Traer - (IA) | Traer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Story City Wind Project | Hamilton Wind Energy LLC | Story City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Wellsburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 468.7 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Macksburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Macksburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 329.9 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Lundgren Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Otho, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 804.2 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Wiota | Wiota Wind Energy, LLC #1 | Wiota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Apr 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Sky Volt | Sky Volt, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Wolverine | Wolverine Wind Energy, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 413.3 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Vienna Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 397.6 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Franklin County Wind Farm | Interstate Power and Light Co | Iowa Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 190.7 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Hawkeye Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sumner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 173.3 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pomeroy, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 382.0 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Buffalo Center Wind LLC | Little Cedar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Roeder Family Wind Farm LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Manly, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Aug 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Rippey Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 154.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bulldog | Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Sep 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Fontanelle | Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC | Fontanelle, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.4 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Cumberland Rose | Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Laurel Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Laurel, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 463.1 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Greenfield Wind | Greenfield Wind Power, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.3 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |