Power Plants in Black Hawk County, Iowa

Black Hawk County, Iowa has 8 power plants totaling 394 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants8operating sites
Capacity394 MWnameplate
Generation50.2k MWhannual
CO₂16.3kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 93%Oil 6%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
ElectrifarmWaterlooNatural Gas264 MWMidamerican Energy Co
Streeter StationCedar FallsNatural Gas51.5 MWCedar Falls Utilities
Gas Turbine (Ia)Cedar FallsNatural Gas43.4 MWCedar Falls Utilities
Waterloo LundquistWaterlooOil18.0 MWMidamerican Energy Co
University Of Northern IowaCedar FallsNatural Gas7.5 MWUniversity Of Northern Iowa
La PorteLa Porte CityOil5.4 MWLa Porte City Utilities
Waterloo Solar (Ia)WaterlooSolar3.0 MWMidamerican Energy Co
Cedar Falls Solar FarmCedar FallsSolar1.5 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc

About power generation in Black Hawk County

Black Hawk County, Iowa has 8 power plants totaling 394 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 93% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (6%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is Electrifarm at 264 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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