BURLINGTON
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 291 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Des Moines County
- Operator
- INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1968
- EIA plant ID
- 1104
- Generators
- 5
- Net generation (2024)
- 1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- under 0.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.7412, -91.1167
BURLINGTON, a 291 MW Coal power plant in Des Moines County, Iowa. Operated by INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO, commissioned 1968.
How BURLINGTON compares
With 291 MW of capacity, BURLINGTON ranks 11th among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 7th of the 19 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.4% of Iowa's operating Coal capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 191st-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1968, it is older than 78% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO, runs 8 operating plants in Iowa totaling 2,312 MW.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 291 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 1 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%). Its generators came online between 1968 and 1996.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: NLMU WIND (2 MW, Wind).
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
BURLINGTON is a 291 MW coal power plant in Des Moines County, IA, operated by INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO, commissioned in 1968. Des Moines County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Des Moines County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 9.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 45.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 13.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Des Moines 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 Des Moines 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.