Directory of Power Plants in Iowa
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction | City of Grand Junction - (IA) | Grand Junction, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 MWh | Nov 1994 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Great Pathfinder Wind | Great Pathfinder Wind | Stratford, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 801.1 GWh | - | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Greater Des Moines | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Green Energy Machine | Green Energy Machine, LLC | Anita, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Greenfield Wind | Greenfield Wind Power, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.4 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Grundy Center City Light Plant | Grundy Center Mun Light & Power | Grundy Center, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 494.2 MWh | Oct 1963 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 287.3 GWh | Nov 2002 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | Hardin Hilltop Wind, LLC | Jefferson, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.3 GWh | Apr 2007 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Harlan | Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA) | Harlan, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jun 2001 | Dec 2021 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 218.0 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Hawkeye Wind Farm | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sumner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 162.0 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide II | Heartland Divide II | Audubon, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 824.0 GWh | Feb 2022 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC | Melville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 448.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | May 2015 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Holliday Creek Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Fort Dodge, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 221.5 GWh | Jun 2022 | Mar 2024 | Solar |
| Hopkinton | City of Hopkinton - (IA) | Hopkinton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.7 MWh | Aug 1973 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| IA - City of Ames - Airport Road | Forefront Power, LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Ida Grove II | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 737.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Ida Grove Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Ida Grove, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Independence Wind Farm | Independence Wind Energy LLC | Manchester, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 235.3 GWh | Nov 2021 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Intrepid | MidAmerican Energy Co | Schaller, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 683.9 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.6 GWh | May 2000 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Iowa Hydro LLC | Renewable World Energies LLC | Maquoketa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.0 GWh | Dec 1923 | Mar 2024 | Water |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 GWh | Jan 2005 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Superior, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 46.1 GWh | Mar 2009 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Iowa State University | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 91.3 GWh | Sep 1960 | Mar 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.5% |
| Ivester Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Wellsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 362.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 143.0 MWh | May 1994 | Mar 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Johnson County Hills Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Iowa City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.4 GWh | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Junction Hilltop Management LLC | Dana, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.0 GWh | Feb 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Keokuk | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Keokuk, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 988.5 GWh | Jul 1913 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 519.6 MWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Knoxville Industrial | MidAmerican Energy Co | Knoxville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 109.2 MWh | Mar 2000 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Kossuth | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 574.4 GWh | Sep 2020 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Kossuth County Wind | Kossuth County Wind, LLC | Lu Verne, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 312.5 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| La Porte | La Porte City Utilities | La Porte City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 117.5 MWh | Nov 2000 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills | City of Lake Mills | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 83.7 MWh | Dec 1955 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lake Mills Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Lake Mills, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 GWh | Feb 2006 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
| Lake Park | City of Lake Park - (IA) | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.1 MWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Lakota, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 44.6 GWh | Feb 2009 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Lamoni Municipal Utilities | City of Lamoni - (IA) | Lamoni, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 369.6 MWh | Feb 1940 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lansing | Interstate Power and Light Co | Lansing, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 683.0 GWh | Dec 1969 | May 2023 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| Laurel Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Laurel, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 398.6 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 456.6 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Lakota, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 750.1 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Lenox | City of Lenox - (IA) | Lenox, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.7 MWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Leonardo Wind 1 LLC | Alden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Lime Creek | Interstate Power and Light Co | Mason City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Apr 1991 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLC | Lake Park, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 376.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Louisa | MidAmerican Energy Co | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 TWh | Sep 1983 | Mar 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Natural Gas : 1.1% |
| Lundgren Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Otho, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Luther College Wind Project | Luther College Wind Energy Project LLC | Decorah, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Macksburg Wind Project | MidAmerican Energy Co | Macksburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 408.4 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Manning | City of Manning | Manning, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 56.9 MWh | Feb 1928 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Marshalltown | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.6 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Marshalltown Generating Station | Interstate Power and Light Co | Marshalltown, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 TWh | Mar 2017 | Mar 2024 | Natural Gas |
| McGregor | City of McGregor- (IA) | McGregor, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.5 MWh | Nov 1941 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Meadow Ridge | Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 GWh | Jun 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Merl Parr | MidAmerican Energy Co | Charles City, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 761.0 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Metro Methane Recovery Facility | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Mitchellville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 87.3 GWh | Dec 1997 | Mar 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC | Huxley, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.3 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 358.4 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Montezuma | City of Montezuma - (IA) | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 149.0 MWh | Jul 1940 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 59.5% Natural Gas : 40.5% |
| Morning Light Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Adair, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 355.9 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Mt Pleasant | City of Mt Pleasant - (IA) | Mt Pleasant, IA | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) | 758.7 MWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Board of Water Electric & Communications | Muscatine, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 494.2 GWh | Mar 1958 | Mar 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | National Centers for Animal Health | Ames, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.1 GWh | May 1996 | Mar 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Neal Energy Center Solar | MidAmerican Energy Co | Salix, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.8 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 GWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 73.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 26.2% |
| New Harvest Wind Project LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Schleswig, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 253.3 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| NLMU Wind | New London Municipal Utilities | New London, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| North English | MidAmerican Energy Co | Montezuma, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 TWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| North Generation Plant | City of Greenfield - (IA) | Greenfield, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 88.7 MWh | Dec 2001 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Northern Iowa Windfarm | Black Hills Electric Generation LLC | Joice, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 177.0 GWh | Sep 2001 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Kensett, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 153.8 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| O'Brien Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Primghar, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant | University of Iowa | Coralville, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 346.9 MWh | May 2010 | Oct 2022 | Natural Gas |
| Ogden | City of Ogden - (IA) | Ogden, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.2 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Optimum Wind 3 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.4 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Optimum Wind 4 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.4 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Optimum Wind 5 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.8 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Optimum Wind 6 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.0 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Optimum Wind 7 LLC | Nevada, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Orient Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Orient, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 TWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Osage (IA) | City of Osage - (IA) | Osage, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2022 | Wind : 82.4% Solar : 17.6% |
| Osceola Windpower II | Osceola Windpower II | Harris, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 218.3 GWh | Aug 2008 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Osceola Windpower LLC | Osceola Windpower LLC | Harris, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 425.0 GWh | Jun 2008 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Otter Creek Ethanol LLC - Poet Ashton | Ashton, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 47.2 GWh | Feb 2004 | Mar 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Ottumwa | Interstate Power and Light Co | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.1 TWh | Apr 1981 | Mar 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| Ottumwa City of | Ottumwa City of | Ottumwa, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.3 GWh | Jul 1931 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Emmetsburg, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 TWh | Dec 2019 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Panora | City of Panora - (IA) | Panora, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.1 MWh | Dec 1987 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pella Peaking | City of Pella - (IA) | Pella, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 974.2 MWh | May 2003 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLC | McIntire, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 847.3 GWh | Sep 2008 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Pleasant Hill | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pleasant Hill, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | May 1990 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 92.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.8% |
| Plymouth Wind | MidAmerican Energy Co | Remsen, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 838.4 GWh | Dec 2021 | Mar 2024 | Wind |
| Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm | MidAmerican Energy Co | Pomeroy, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 426.5 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| POET Biorefining - Gowrie | POET Biorefining - Gowrie | Gowrie, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.4 GWh | Oct 2018 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |