☀ Solar Power Plants in Iowa
Iowa operates 31 solar power plants totaling 674 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 517.3k MWh.
Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.
Plants31operating
Capacity674 MWnameplate
Generation517.3k MWhannual
All Iowa solar plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Creek Unit 2 | Palo | Linn County | 150 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Wever Solar (150mw) | Wever | Lee County | 150 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Wapello Solar Llc | Wapello | Louisa County | 100 MW | Wapello Solar Llc |
| Holliday Creek Solar | Fort Dodge | Webster County | 100 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Pleasant Creek Unit 1 | Palo | Linn County | 50 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Creston Solar (50 Mw) | Creston | Union County | 50 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Arbor Hill Solar | Greenfield | Adair County | 25 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Franklin County Solar | Hampton | Franklin County | 7 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Cedar Rapids Community Solar | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 5 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Neal Energy Center Solar | Salix | Woodbury County | 4 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | Poweshiek County | 4 MW | Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc |
| West Dubuque Solar | Dubuque | Dubuque County | 4 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Forest City Solar | Forest City | Winnebago County | 3 MW | Butter Solar, Llc |
| Waterloo Solar (Ia) | Waterloo | Black Hawk County | 3 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Johnson County Hills Solar | Iowa City | Johnson County | 3 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar | Chariton | Lucas County | 2 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road | Ames | Story County | 2 MW | Forefront Power, Llc |
| Eastern Iowa Solar | Wilton | Muscatine County | 2 MW | Central Iowa Power Cooperative |
| Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar | Bloomfield | Davis County | 2 MW | Aep Onsite Partners, Llc |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | Cedar Falls | Black Hawk County | 2 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Maple City | Osage Township | Mitchell County | 2 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Dpc Madison | Ridgeway | Winneshiek County | 2 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project | Ames | Story County | 1 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Strawberry Point Dpc Solar | Strawberry Point | Clayton County | 1 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar | Boone | Boone County | 1 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project | Perry | Dallas County | 1 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Mpw Solar 1 | Muscatine | Muscatine County | — | Mpw Solar 1, Llc |
| Creston School Customer Hosted Solar | Creston | Union County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar | Grinnell | Poweshiek County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Clinton Schools | Clinton | Clinton County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Coggon Solar Llc | Coggon | Linn County | — | Clenera Devco Llc |