140th largest plant in Iowa · 5059th nationally
Algona is a oil power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 16.1 MW. It generates roughly 1.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 133 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1677 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Algona |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Algona - (Ia) |
| City | Algona |
| County | Kossuth County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50511 |
| Coordinates | 43.07330, -94.23920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.1 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.2 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1947 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1941 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1938 |
| CO₂ | 1.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 19 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1677 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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.