Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Strawberry | City of Strawberry Point | Strawberry Point, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Story City | City of Story City - (IA) | Story City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 97.0 MWh | Dec 1963 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 89.6% Natural Gas : 10.4% |
| State Center | City of State Center - (IA) | State Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 75.0 MWh | Jul 1972 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 63.9% Natural Gas : 36.1% |
| Spencer Gas Turbine | City of Spencer - (IA) | Spencer, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 651.0 MWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2024 | Kerosene |
| Sibley One | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 42.0 MWh | Aug 1971 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 58.9% Natural Gas : 41.1% |
| Sibley No Two | City of Sibley - (IA) | Sibley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Nov 1987 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 67.1% Natural Gas : 32.9% |
| Rockford | City of Rockford- (IA) | Rockford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Jul 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Preston (IA) | City of Preston | Preston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 MWh | Nov 1968 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 89.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 10.3% |
| West Diesel Generation Unit | City of Pocahontas - (IA) | Pocahontas, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.0 MWh | May 2006 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pella Peaking | City of Pella - (IA) | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 227.0 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 MWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Osage (IA) | City of Osage - (IA) | Osage, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2024 | Wind : 81.2% Solar : 18.8% |
| Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 676.0 MWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 61.8% Natural Gas : 38.2% |
| Mt Pleasant | City of Mt Pleasant - (IA) | Mt Pleasant, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 33.0 MWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Montezuma | City of Montezuma - (IA) | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 119.0 MWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 63.8% Natural Gas : 36.2% |
| Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 283.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| McGregor | City of McGregor- (IA) | McGregor, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Nov 1941 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.0 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 257.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lamoni Municipal Utilities | City of Lamoni - (IA) | Lamoni, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 86.0 MWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Park | City of Lake Park - (IA) | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.0 MWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills | City of Lake Mills | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Dec 1955 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.0 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| North Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 105.0 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Downtown Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 58.0 MWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Grand Junction | City of Grand Junction - (IA) | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 MWh | Nov 1994 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Graettinger | City of Graettinger - (IA) | Graettinger, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.0 MWh | Jul 1957 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Forest City Light Plant | City of Forest City- (IA) | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 225.0 MWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 199.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Earlville | City of Earlville - (IA) | Earlville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Durant | City of Durant - (IA) | Durant, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 MWh | Jun 1970 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Dike City Power Plant | City of Dike | Dike, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.0 MWh | May 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Receiving | City of Denison - (IA) | Denison, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.0 MWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Dayton (IA) | City of Dayton - (IA) | Dayton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.0 MWh | Sep 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Corning | City of Corning - (IA) | Corning, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.0 MWh | May 1975 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Coon Rapids II | City of Coon Rapids | Coon Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 232.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Brooklyn | City of Brooklyn - (IA) | Brooklyn, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.0 MWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bloomfield | City of Bloomfield - (IA) | Bloomfield, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 16.0 MWh | Mar 1945 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Bellevue | City of Bellevue - (IA) | Bellevue, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.0 MWh | Jun 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Anita | City of Anita - (IA) | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | Sep 1939 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.6 GWh | Apr 1968 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 90.9% Other Biomass Solids : 9.1% |
| Ames GT | City of Ames - (IA) | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 420.0 MWh | Apr 1972 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 70.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 507.0 MWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5% |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.6 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2024 | 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 |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Wilton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Summit Lake | Central Iowa Power Cooperative | Creston, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 70.0 GWh | Feb 1951 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Gas Turbine (IA) | Cedar Falls Utilities | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 690.0 MWh | Dec 1967 | Dec 2024 | 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% |
| Cascade | Cascade Municipal Utilities | Cascade, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 73.0 MWh | Mar 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 62.7% Natural Gas : 37.3% |
| Cargill Corn Milling Division | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners | Eddyville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.5 GWh | Nov 1952 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Forest City Solar | Butter Solar, LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Bulldog | Bulldog Wind Energy, LLC | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Sep 2010 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Birch | Birch Power LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bancroft | Bancroft Municipal Utilities | Bancroft, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 96.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Grinnell College | Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, LLC | Grinnell, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Mar 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Power LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 130.2 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| New Harvest Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Schleswig, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 287.5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | Avangrid Power LLC | Forest City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.3 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Flying Cloud Power Partners LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 81.0 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Barton Windpower LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 360.9 GWh | May 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| August Wind Farm | August Wind Energy, LLC | Clearfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Municipal Utilities | Atlantic, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.0 MWh | Aug 1966 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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 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) | 727.4 GWh | Jan 2009 | Sep 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.1% Other Biomass Solids : 8.3% Bituminous Coal : 1.6% |
| Anderson Erickson | Anderson Erickson Dairy | Des Moines, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.0 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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 |
| Amana Society Service Company | Amana Society Service Co | Middle Amana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Cedar Falls, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Storm Lake II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 114.2 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Storm Lake 1 | ALLETE Clean Energy | Alta, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 84.7 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Bloomfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Anchor Wind, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Mechanicsville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 GWh | Sep 2012 | May 2024 | Wind |