ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 180 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Clinton County
- Operator
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 10860
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 780 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 49%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.8206, -90.2097
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON, a 180 MW Coal power plant in Clinton County, Iowa. Operated by ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO, commissioned 2009.
How ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON compares
With 180 MW of capacity, ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON ranks 22nd among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 10th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of Iowa's operating Coal capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 208th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 76% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO, runs 3 operating plants in Iowa totaling 444 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 180 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 780 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, about 0.9 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 2,633 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
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON is a 180 MW coal power plant in Clinton County, IA, operated by ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO, commissioned in 2009. Clinton County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 80th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Clinton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 42.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 16.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Clinton 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 Clinton 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.