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Coal Power Plants in Iowa

Iowa has 27 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 8 of them retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 7.6 GW of nameplate capacity, 6.7 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is WALTER SCOTT JR ENERGY CENTER (1,779 MW), operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO.

27Plants
7.6 GWCombined capacity

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All 27 coal plants in Iowa

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
WALTER SCOTT JR ENERGY CENTER1,779MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO1978
GEORGE NEAL NORTH1,046MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO1975
LOUISA812MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO1983
OTTUMWA726INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO1981
GEORGE NEAL SOUTH640MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO1979
LANSING Retired 2023314INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO·
MUSCATINE PLANT #1294BOARD OF WATER ELECTRIC & COMMUNICATIONS1958
BURLINGTON291INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO1968
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CEDAR RAPIDS256ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO1988
MILTON L KAPP Retired 2018219INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO·
PRAIRIE CREEK213INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO1958
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CLINTON180ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO2009
EARL F WISDOM143CORN BELT POWER COOP1960
RIVERSIDE Retired 2021141MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO·
SUTHERLAND Retired 2017119INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO·
AMES ELECTRIC SERVICES POWER PLANT109CITY OF AMES - (IA)1968
DUBUQUE Retired 201770INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO·
FAIR STATION Retired 201363CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE·
STREETER STATION52CEDAR FALLS UTILITIES1963
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY46IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY1970
CARGILL CORN MILLING DIVISION40CARGILL INC NORTH AMERICA SWEETNERS1952
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MAIN POWER PLANT23UNIVERSITY OF IOWA1974
JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS9JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS1994
AG PROCESSING INC Retired 20149AG PROCESSING INC·
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND DES MOINES8ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO1988
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA8UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA1982
PELLA Retired 2012·CITY OF PELLA - (IA)·