Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Dec 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Lundgren Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Otho, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 604.9 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Knoxville Industrial | MidAmerican Energy Co | Knoxville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 225.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Shenandoah | MidAmerican Energy Co | Shenandoah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 323.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Waterloo Lundquist | MidAmerican Energy Co | Waterloo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 255.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | May 2015 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Ida Grove Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Contrail Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Bedford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 340.7 GWh | Nov 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| O'Brien Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 851.2 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 808.2 GWh | Feb 2021 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Greater Des Moines | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 TWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Jan 2017 | 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 |
| Top of Iowa Windfarm III | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.9 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Saratoga Wind Farm | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Lime Springs, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 259.8 GWh | Jan 2019 | May 2026 | 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 |
| Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 270.1 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| La Porte | La Porte City Utilities | La Porte City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 162.0 MWh | Nov 2000 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Kossuth County Wind | Kossuth County Wind, LLC | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 277.7 GWh | Nov 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Crosswind Energy Project | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Ruthven, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 55.3 GWh | May 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Jefferson, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 32.4 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2024 | 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 |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.0 MWh | May 1994 | May 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Lakota, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 33.5 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Superior, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 34.7 GWh | Mar 2009 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Perry Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project | Interstate Power and Light Co | Perry, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Marshalltown | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Golden Plains | Interstate Power and Light Co | Buffalo Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 782.4 GWh | Feb 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Richland (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Odebolt, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 494.1 GWh | Aug 2020 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Lime Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Mason City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 GWh | Apr 1991 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Whispering Willow North | Interstate Power and Light Co | Latimer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 719.1 GWh | Dec 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Ottumwa | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.5 TWh | Apr 1981 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| English Farms | Interstate Power and Light Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 573.2 GWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Upland Prairie | Interstate Power and Light Co | Spencer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Feb 2019 | May 2026 | Wind |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Burlington (IA) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Burlington, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.5 GWh | May 1968 | May 2026 | Natural Gas |
| 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 |
| Wever Solar (150MW) | Interstate Power and Light Co | Wever, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 278.3 GWh | Oct 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East | Interstate Power and Light Co | Iowa Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 404.6 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Pleasant Creek Unit 1 | Interstate Power and Light Co | Palo, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 97.5 GWh | Feb 2024 | May 2026 | Solar |
| Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie Farms | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 68.6 MWh | Jun 1993 | 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alliant SBD 8602 Marion Sub | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marion, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.4 MWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9201 Norplex | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Postville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.1 MWh | Nov 1988 | May 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.7 MWh | Jul 1992 | May 2026 | 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 |
| Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Melville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 427.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 781.9 GWh | Feb 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 167.8 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Harlan | Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Harlan, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Grundy Center City Light Plant | Grundy Center Mun Light & Power | Grundy Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 109.0 MWh | Oct 1963 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Greenfield Wind | Greenfield Wind Power, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Jul 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 |
| Elk Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greeley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 172.9 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Forest City Solar | Green Street Power Partners | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Aug 2019 | 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 |
| Great Pathfinder Wind | Great Pathfinder Wind | Stratford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 731.0 GWh | Jan 2023 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Gowrie | Gowrie Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Gowrie, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 MWh | Dec 2012 | Dec 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Garden Wind LLC | Garden Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 342.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | May 2026 | Wind |
| FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | FPL Energy Story Wind LLC | Zearing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 571.3 GWh | Nov 2008 | May 2026 | Wind |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 249.8 GWh | Nov 2002 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Fontanelle | Forward Fontanelle Power, LLC | Fontanelle, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 602.6 GWh | Nov 2022 | May 2026 | Wind |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Cumberland Rose | Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | 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 |
| Earl F Wisdom | Corn Belt Power Coop | Spencer, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.1 GWh | Mar 1960 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.9% |
| Coggon | Coggon Municipal Light Plant - (IA) | Coggon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Sep 1957 | 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% |
| Wilton | City of Wilton - (IA) | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 MWh | Dec 1991 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |