247th largest plant in Iowa · 9978th nationally
Brooklyn is a oil power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 2.3 MW. It generates roughly 6 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1252 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Brooklyn |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Brooklyn - (Ia) |
| City | Brooklyn |
| County | Poweshiek County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 52211 |
| Coordinates | 41.72780, -92.44790 |
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 | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1947 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| CO₂ | 4 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 1252 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.. |
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.