108th largest plant in Iowa · 3826th nationally
Gas Turbine (Ia) is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 43.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Gas Turbine (Ia) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cedar Falls Utilities |
| City | Cedar Falls |
| County | Black Hawk County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50613 |
| Coordinates | 42.51200, -92.47600 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.6 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 498 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 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.