138th largest plant in Iowa · 4986th nationally
Vinton is a natural gas power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 17.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Vinton |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Vinton - (Ia) |
| City | Vinton |
| County | Benton County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 52349 |
| Coordinates | 42.16970, -92.02220 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Out of Service | 1946 |
| CO₂ | 389 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 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.