Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Dubuque Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonald | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.7 MWh | Feb 1990 | 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 |
| 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 Des Moines | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Apr 1988 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| River Hills | MidAmerican Energy Co | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Apr 1966 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 8.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.6 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Creston School Customer Hosted Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Jul 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 808.2 GWh | Feb 2021 | May 2026 | Wind |
| 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% |
| Creston Solar (50 MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 96.4 GWh | Sep 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9206 Donaldson | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cresco, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 MWh | Oct 1995 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Walter Scott Jr Energy Center | MidAmerican Energy Co | Council Bluffs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 TWh | Feb 1954 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Corning | City of Corning - (IA) | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | May 1975 | Dec 2025 | 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 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Coralville GT | MidAmerican Energy Co | Coralville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | May 1970 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Coggon | Coggon Municipal Light Plant - (IA) | Coggon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| Clinton Schools | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| 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 |
| August Wind Farm | August Wind Energy, LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Nov 2025 | Wind |
| Birch | Birch Power LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.6 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Emery Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Clear Lake, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 TWh | Apr 2004 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Merl Parr | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 GWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Charles City Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 267.7 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25MW Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Chariton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.3 GWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| CED Centerville Wind | RWE Clean Energy | Centerville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.0 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DC | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.7 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Prairie Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 82.8 GWh | Sep 1958 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 62.1% Natural Gas : 37.9% |
| Cedar Rapids Community Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.7 GWh | Jan 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD0201 Ingredion | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.2 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBG 9802 Toyota | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.3 MWh | Nov 1998 | Oct 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 185.2 MWh | May 1992 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 24.1 GWh | Oct 1982 | May 2026 | Natural Gas : 71.2% Petroleum Coke : 20.2% Bituminous Coal : 8.4% |
| 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 |
| Gas Turbine (IA) | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Dec 1967 | 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 |
| Carroll Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Carroll, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 556.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Burlington (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Burlington, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.5 GWh | May 1968 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Golden Plains | Interstate Power and Light Co | Buffalo Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 782.4 GWh | Feb 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| 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 |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 705.8 GWh | Dec 2008 | 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 |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | Britt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 577.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | May 2026 | 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% |
| Fareway Customer Hosted 1 MW Solar | Interstate Power and Light Co | Boone, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | Onsite Partners, LLC | Bloomfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Shenandoah Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Blanchard, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 335.8 GWh | Nov 2025 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Century | MidAmerican Energy Co | Blairsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 608.9 GWh | Aug 2005 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Bellevue | City of Bellevue - (IA) | Bellevue, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | Jun 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Contrail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Bedford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 340.7 GWh | Nov 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Bancroft, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 781.9 GWh | Feb 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Municipal Utilities (IA) | Atlantic, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 115.0 MWh | Aug 1966 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 77.4 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Roseman | Roseman Energy, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.8 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| 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% |
| ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | 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% |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 71.0 GWh | Sep 1960 | May 2026 | Natural Gas : 97.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.3% |
| 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 |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 54.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 2000 | 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% |
| Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Novis Renewables, LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.7 GWh | Nov 2016 | 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 |
| Adair Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 551.2 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 406.8 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2025 | Wind |