24th largest plant in Iowa · 1173rd nationally
Electrifarm is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 264 MW. It generates roughly 11.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,105 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Electrifarm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midamerican Energy Co |
| City | Waterloo |
| County | Black Hawk County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50701 |
| Coordinates | 42.44070, -92.42050 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.0 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| NOₓ | 24 metric tons |
|---|
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.