Power Plants in Story County, Iowa

Story County, Iowa has 18 power plants totaling 432 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants18operating sites
Capacity431 MWnameplate
Generation1.0M MWhannual
CO₂262.6kmetric tons/year
Wind 40%Natural Gas 38%Oil 21%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Fpl Energy Story Wind LlcZearingWind150 MWFpl Energy Story Wind Llc
Ames Electric Services Power PlantAmesNatural Gas109 MWCity Of Ames - (Ia)
Ames GtAmesOil78.7 MWCity Of Ames - (Ia)
Iowa State UniversityAmesNatural Gas39.8 MWIowa State University
Ncah Central Utility PlantAmesNatural Gas14.9 MWNational Centers For Animal Health
Story CityStory CityOil13.9 MWCity Of Story City - (Ia)
Michelangelo Wind 3 LlcHuxleyWind3.0 MWMichelangelo Wind 3 Llc
Optimum Wind 5 LlcNevadaWind3.0 MWOptimum Wind 5 Llc
Optimum Wind 6 LlcNevadaWind3.0 MWOptimum Wind 6 Llc
Optimum Wind 7 LlcNevadaWind3.0 MWOptimum Wind 7 Llc
Optimum Wind 4 LlcNevadaWind3.0 MWOptimum Wind 4 Llc
Optimum Wind 3 LlcNevadaWind3.0 MWOptimum Wind 3 Llc
Michelangelo Wind 1 LlcHuxleyWind3.0 MWMichelangelo Wind 1 Llc
Ia - City Of Ames - Airport RoadAmesSolar2.0 MWForefront Power, Llc
Story City Wind ProjectStory CityWind1.5 MWHamilton Wind Energy Llc
Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar ProjectAmesSolar1.4 MWInterstate Power And Light Co
Ames Diesel Generating StationAmesOil— MWInterstate Power And Light Co
Alliant Sbd 8603 DonnelleyNevadaOil— MWIndustrial Energy Applications Inc

About power generation in Story County

Story County, Iowa has 18 power plants totaling 432 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 40% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (38%) and Oil (21%). The largest facility is Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc at 150 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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