114th largest plant in Iowa · 3890th nationally
Cargill Corn Milling Division is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 40.0 MW. It generates roughly 76.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,266 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 656 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (40.0 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 | Cargill Corn Milling Division |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cargill Inc North America Sweetners |
| City | Eddyville |
| County | Monroe County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 52553 |
| Coordinates | 41.13860, -92.64670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Standby | 1952 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1952 |
| CO₂ | 25.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 656 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.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.