46th largest plant in Iowa · 1676th nationally
Archer Daniels Midland Clinton is a coal power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 180 MW. It generates roughly 713.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 67,911 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 45% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1124 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (180 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Archer Daniels Midland Clinton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Archer Daniels Midland Co |
| City | Clinton |
| County | Clinton County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 52732 |
| Coordinates | 41.82060, -90.20970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 105 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 1A | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 75.0 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 9.4 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 7.0 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| GEN4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| CO₂ | 400.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 737 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 285 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1124 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 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.