121st largest plant in Iowa · 4322nd nationally
New Hampton is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 26.5 MW. It generates roughly 2.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 228 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 850 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | New Hampton |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of New Hampton - (Ia) |
| City | New Hampton |
| County | Chickasaw County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50659 |
| Coordinates | 43.06890, -92.32010 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Standby | 1973 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Standby | 1973 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 1.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 25 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 850 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 | Southwest Power Pool |
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.