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MidAmerican Energy Co in Iowa

Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).

Power plants in Iowa
56
Nameplate capacity
13,122.1 MW
Generating units
125
Share of state capacity
53.42%

By technology

TechnologyPlantsCapacity
Onshore Wind Turbine357,771 MW
Conventional Steam Coal43,740.2 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine6837.5 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1576.3 MW
Solar Photovoltaic6142 MW
Petroleum Liquids354 MW
Batteries11.1 MW

Plants

PlantTechnologyUnitsCapacity
Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterConventional Steam Coal21,648.3 MW
LouisaConventional Steam Coal1811.9 MW
George Neal SouthConventional Steam Coal1695.9 MW
George Neal NorthConventional Steam Coal1584.1 MW
Greater Des MoinesNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle3576.3 MW
Highland Wind Project (IA)Onshore Wind Turbine7502 MW
Orient Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine2500.8 MW
Rolling Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1484.2 MW
Beaver Creek WindOnshore Wind Turbine2340 MW
Palo Alto Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine2340 MW
North EnglishOnshore Wind Turbine2340 MW
Arbor Hill Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine2310 MW
Ida Grove WindOnshore Wind Turbine4301.1 MW
Pomeroy Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine4286.4 MW
Lundgren Wind ProjectOnshore Wind Turbine1270.9 MW
ElectrifarmNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine3264.1 MW
Southern Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1254.1 MW
Diamond Trail Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1252.5 MW
O'Brien WindOnshore Wind Turbine3250.3 MW
Shenandoah Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1214.3 MW
Eclipse Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1207.1 MW
Plymouth WindOnshore Wind Turbine1202.7 MW
Chickasaw Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1202.4 MW
CenturyOnshore Wind Turbine3201.2 MW
Ida Grove IIOnshore Wind Turbine1201 MW
Pleasant HillNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine3179.8 MW
IntrepidOnshore Wind Turbine2175.5 MW
Adair Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1174.8 MW
Prairie Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1168 MW
Walnut Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1165.2 MW
Carroll Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1159.1 MW
Sycamore (IA)Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine2157.6 MW
Adams WindOnshore Wind Turbine4154.3 MW
Vienna Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine2150.2 MW
Wellsburg Wind ProjectOnshore Wind Turbine1140.8 MW
River HillsNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine8128 MW
Laurel Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1123.4 MW
Macksburg Wind ProjectOnshore Wind Turbine1119.6 MW
Contrail Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1112.4 MW
Morning Light Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1110.9 MW
Victory Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine1105 MW
Holliday Creek SolarSolar Photovoltaic1100 MW
Ivester Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine190.8 MW
Pocahontas Prairie Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine180 MW
Charles City Wind FarmOnshore Wind Turbine180 MW
Coralville GTNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine472 MW
Merl ParrNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine236 MW
Arbor Hill SolarSolar Photovoltaic125 MW
ShenandoahPetroleum Liquids1020 MW
Waterloo LundquistPetroleum Liquids918 MW
Knoxville IndustrialPetroleum Liquids816 MW
Franklin County SolarSolar Photovoltaic17 MW
Neal Energy Center SolarSolar Photovoltaic14 MW
Johnson County Hills SolarSolar Photovoltaic13 MW
Waterloo Solar (IA)Solar Photovoltaic13 MW
Knoxville Battery Energy StorageBatteries11.1 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in Iowa as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.

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