MOLINE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 76 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Rock Island County
- Operator
- MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1942
- EIA plant ID
- 899
- Generators
- 8
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 18.6 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.5097, -90.5331
MOLINE, a 76 MW Natural Gas power plant in Rock Island County, Illinois. Operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned 1942.
How MOLINE compares
With 76 MW of capacity, MOLINE ranks 65th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 29th of the 50 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Illinois's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 737th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1942, it is older than 95% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Rock Island County with 2 other operating plants, QUAD CITIES GENERATING STATION and CORDOVA ENERGY.
EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 76 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 18.6 GWh in 2024 (a 2.8% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1942 and 1970.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, about 2.0 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 2,670 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is QUAD CITIES GENERATING STATION (2,019 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MOLINE is a 76 MW natural gas power plant in Rock Island County, IL, operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned in 1942. Rock Island County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 82nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Rock Island County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 44.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 15.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 7.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Rock Island County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Rock Island County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.