Brooklyn

🛢 OilElectric Utility2 MW capacity

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.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual Generation6 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂4metric tons

Location

Plant NameBrooklyn
OperatorCity Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
CityBrooklyn
CountyPoweshiek County
StateIowa
ZIP52211
Coordinates41.72780, -92.44790

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilWindSolar

Generators (7)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
8Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.3 MWOperating2012
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2002
5Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas1.1 MWRetired1964
4Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.5 MWRetired1955
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.3 MWRetired1947
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWRetired1940
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWRetired1940

Emissions (annual)

CO₂4 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1252 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,252 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Oil plants

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.

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