Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids — United States of America
Coal power plant in Iowa, United States of America. Approximate location 41.9221, -91.6875.
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Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids is a 294.6 MW coal power station in Iowa, United States of America. It is operated by Archer Daniels Midland Co. Based on reported annual generation of 1,051 GWh, it can supply roughly 300k homes. It ranks #1610 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0010864.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 256 MW for Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Powe, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103903; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 294.6 MW, Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids is below the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 41%, from 1,051 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 41% median for 244 coal plants in United States of America
- Generation trend
- 969 GWh in 2013 and 1,051 GWh in 2019 (+8%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2019: 1,051 GWh; 2015: 938 GWh
- Share of United States of America coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 621,194 MW across 802 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 677 of 745 dated coal plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Archer Daniels Midland Co. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 43% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 76/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #524 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Power Plant · Coal · 256.1 MW · Iowa
- Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DC · Oil · 4.1 MW · Iowa
- Kirkwood Wind Turbine · Wind · 2.5 MW · Iowa
- Alliant SBD 9901 Wells Fargo · Oil · 1.1 MW · Iowa
- Alliant SBD 9203 Profol · Oil · 5.6 MW · Iowa
- Prairie Creek · Gas · 213.4 MW · Iowa
Location
Coordinates 41.9221, -91.6875 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids?
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids is a 294.6 MW coal power plant in Iowa, United States of America, commissioned in 1996.
How much electricity does Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids generate?
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids generates about 1,051 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids?
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids is operated by Archer Daniels Midland Co.