219th largest plant in Iowa · 8803rd nationally
Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 3.5 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (3.5 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 | Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg |
| City | Emmetsburg |
| County | Palo Alto County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50536 |
| Coordinates | 43.09163, -94.64306 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 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.