🛢 Oil Power Plants in Iowa
Iowa operates 101 oil power plants totaling 874 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 15.0k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants101operating
Capacity874 MWnameplate
Generation15.0k MWhannual
All Iowa oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Creek | Mason City | Cerro Gordo County | 90 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Ames Gt | Ames | Story County | 79 MW | City Of Ames - (Ia) |
| Indianola | Indianola | Warren County | 41 MW | Indianola Municipal Utilities |
| Pella Peaking | Pella | Marion County | 28 MW | City Of Pella - (Ia) |
| Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant | Waverly | Bremer County | 25 MW | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility |
| Mt Pleasant | Mt Pleasant | Henry County | 24 MW | City Of Mt Pleasant - (Ia) |
| Spencer Gas Turbine | Spencer | Clay County | 24 MW | City Of Spencer - (Ia) |
| Forest City Light Plant | Forest City | Winnebago County | 22 MW | City Of Forest City- (Ia) |
| Amana Society Service Company | Middle Amana | Iowa County | 22 MW | Amana Society Service Co |
| Webster City | Webster City | Hamilton County | 21 MW | City Of Webster City - (Ia) |
| Shenandoah | Shenandoah | Page County | 20 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Waterloo Lundquist | Waterloo | Black Hawk County | 18 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Lake Mills | Lake Mills | Winnebago County | 18 MW | City Of Lake Mills |
| Winterset | Winterset | Madison County | 18 MW | City Of Winterset - (Ia) |
| West Liberty | West Liberty | Muscatine County | 17 MW | City Of West Liberty - (Ia) |
| Algona | Algona | Kossuth County | 16 MW | City Of Algona - (Ia) |
| Knoxville Industrial | Knoxville | Marion County | 16 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 16 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Story City | Story City | Story County | 14 MW | City Of Story City - (Ia) |
| South Plant (Ia) | Waverly | Bremer County | 12 MW | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility |
| Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa | Marshalltown | Marshall County | 11 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Lamoni Municipal Utilities | Lamoni | Decatur County | 11 MW | City Of Lamoni - (Ia) |
| Bellevue | Bellevue | Jackson County | 10 MW | City Of Bellevue - (Ia) |
| Montezuma | Montezuma | Poweshiek County | 10 MW | City Of Montezuma - (Ia) |
| Tipton | Tipton | Cedar County | 9 MW | City Of Tipton - (Ia) |
| Wilton | Wilton | Muscatine County | 9 MW | City Of Wilton - (Ia) |
| Laurens | Laurens | Pocahontas County | 9 MW | City Of Laurens - (Ia) |
| John Deere Dubuque Works | Dubuque | Dubuque County | 9 MW | John Deere Dubuque Works |
| Grundy Center City Light Plant | Grundy Center | Grundy County | 9 MW | Grundy Center Mun Light & Power |
| North Generation Plant | Greenfield | Adair County | 8 MW | City Of Greenfield - (Ia) |
| Maquoketa 2 | Maquoketa | Jackson County | 8 MW | City Of Maquoketa - (Ia) |
| Nlmu Diesel | New London | Henry County | 8 MW | New London Municipal Utilities |
| Manning | Manning | Carroll County | 8 MW | City Of Manning |
| Cascade | Cascade | Dubuque County | 7 MW | Cascade Municipal Utilities |
| Corning | Corning | Adams County | 7 MW | City Of Corning - (Ia) |
| West Bend | West Bent | Palo Alto County | 7 MW | City Of West Bend |
| Milford | Milford | Dickinson County | 7 MW | City Of Milford - (Ia) |
| State Center | State Center | Marshall County | 6 MW | City Of State Center - (Ia) |
| Lenox | Lenox | Taylor County | 6 MW | City Of Lenox - (Ia) |
| Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 6 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona | Kalona | Johnson County | 6 MW | Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia) |
| Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub | Marion | Linn County | 6 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 6 MW | American Profol Incorporated |
| La Porte | La Porte City | Black Hawk County | 5 MW | La Porte City Utilities |
| Sumner | Sumner | Bremer County | 5 MW | City Of Sumner - (Ia) |
| Coon Rapids Ii | Coon Rapids | Carroll County | 5 MW | City Of Coon Rapids |
| Phoenix Investors, Llc | Belmond | Wright County | 5 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Sibley One | Sibley | Osceola County | 5 MW | City Of Sibley - (Ia) |
| Downtown Generation Plant | Greenfield | Adair County | 5 MW | City Of Greenfield - (Ia) |
| Panora | Panora | Guthrie County | 5 MW | City Of Panora - (Ia) |
| Durant | Durant | Cedar County | 4 MW | City Of Durant - (Ia) |
| Gilliam South | Stuart | Adair County | 4 MW | City Of Stuart - (Ia) |
| Bancroft | Bancroft | Kossuth County | 4 MW | Bancroft Municipal Utilities |
| Hopkinton | Hopkinton | Delaware County | 4 MW | City Of Hopkinton - (Ia) |
| Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 4 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | Alta | Buena Vista County | 4 MW | City Of Alta - (Ia) |
| Lake Park | Lake Park | Dickinson County | 4 MW | City Of Lake Park - (Ia) |
| Villisca Municipal Power Plant | Villisca | Montgomery County | 4 MW | City Of Villisca - (Ia) |
| Traer East | Tracer | Tama County | 4 MW | City Of Traer - (Ia) |
| West Diesel Generation Unit | Pocahontas | Pocahontas County | 4 MW | City Of Pocahontas - (Ia) |
| Ogden | Ogden | Boone County | 4 MW | City Of Ogden - (Ia) |
| Graettinger | Graettinger | Palo Alto County | 4 MW | City Of Graettinger - (Ia) |
| Preston (Ia) | Preston | Jackson County | 4 MW | City Of Preston |
| South Strawberry | Strawberry Point | Clayton County | 4 MW | City Of Strawberry Point |
| Alliant Sbd 9205 A Y Mcdonald | Dubuque | Dubuque County | 4 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics | Marengo | Iowa County | 4 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Traer Main | Traer | Tama County | 4 MW | City Of Traer - (Ia) |
| Alliant Sbd 9301 Prairie Farms | Dubuque | Dubuque County | 4 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Harlan | Harlan | Shelby County | 3 MW | Harlan Municipal Utilities - (Ia) |
| Anita | Anita | Cass County | 3 MW | City Of Anita - (Ia) |
| Rockford | Rockford | Floyd County | 3 MW | City Of Rockford- (Ia) |
| Stuart (Ia) | Stuart | Guthrie County | 3 MW | City Of Stuart - (Ia) |
| Gowrie | Gowrie | Webster County | 3 MW | Gowrie Municipal Utilities |
| Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids | Lyon County | 3 MW | Rock Rapids Municipal Utility |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Poweshiek County | 2 MW | City Of Brooklyn - (Ia) |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | Brooklyn | Poweshiek County | 2 MW | City Of Brooklyn - (Ia) |
| Dike City Power Plant | Dike | Grundy County | 2 MW | City Of Dike |
| Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex | Postville | Allamakee County | 2 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Coggon | Coggon | Linn County | 2 MW | Coggon Municipal Light Plant |
| Primghar | Primghar | O'brien County | 2 MW | City Of Primghar - (Ia) |
| Traer South | Traer | Tama County | 2 MW | City Of Traer - (Ia) |
| Anderson Erickson | Des Moines | Polk County | 2 MW | Anderson Erickson Dairy |
| Dayton (Ia) | Dayton | Webster County | 2 MW | City Of Dayton - (Ia) |
| West Receiving | Denison | Crawford County | 2 MW | City Of Denison - (Ia) |
| Earlville | Earlville | Delaware County | 2 MW | City Of Earlville - (Ia) |
| Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator | Independence | Buchanan County | 2 MW | Wapsie Valley Creamery |
| Grand Junction | Grand Junction | Greene County | 2 MW | City Of Grand Junction - (Ia) |
| Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson | Cresco | Howard County | 2 MW | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Mcgregor | Mcgregor | Clayton County | 2 MW | City Of Mcgregor- (Ia) |
| Sibley No Two | Sibley | Osceola County | 1 MW | City Of Sibley - (Ia) |
| Ames Diesel Generating Station | Ames | Story County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Centerville | Centerville | Appanoose County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Greenfield Light Plant | Greenfield | Adair County | — | City Of Greenfield - (Ia) |
| Strawberry Point | Strawberry Point | Clayton County | — | City Of Strawberry Point |
| Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley | Nevada | Story County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9402 Climax | Ft. Madison | Lee County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics | Hiawatha | Linn County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way | Hiawatha | Linn County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |
| Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | — | Industrial Energy Applications Inc |