Union, Iowa · Plant code 1206

Summit Lake

Summit Lake is a natural gas plant in Union, Iowa. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 119 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 70,033 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 7%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,973

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Location Creston, Iowa

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 6,512 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 39 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 181 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 69,953 MWh · 100% of generation

Oil 80 MWh · 0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Central Iowa Power Cooperative

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	8 MW	Retired or canceled	1,951
2	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	8 MW	Retired or canceled	1,951
3	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	8 MW	Retired or canceled	1,957
GT1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	27 MW	Operating	1,973
GT2	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	35 MW	Operating	1,975
IC1	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	1 MW	Retired or canceled	1,948
IC2	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	1 MW	Retired or canceled	1,948
IC4	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	1 MW	Retired or canceled	1,948
IC5	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	1 MW	Retired or canceled	1,948
R1	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine	Natural Gas	19 MW	Operating	2,021
R2	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine	Natural Gas	19 MW	Operating	2,021
R3	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine	Natural Gas	19 MW	Operating	2,021

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

6,122 MWh

Jan

5,566 MWh

Feb

3,480 MWh

Mar

2,213 MWh

Apr

6,580 MWh

May

6,665 MWh

Jun

9,422 MWh

Jul

9,544 MWh

Aug

6,661 MWh

Sep

3,752 MWh

Oct

4,328 MWh

Nov

5,699 MWh

Dec

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