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Largest power plants in Iowa, United States of America by capacity

The biggest power plants in Iowa, United States of America ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1MidAmerican RES power stationsGasUnited States of America2,562
2Quad Cities Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,019
3Walter Scott Jr. power stationCoalUnited States of America1,779
4Vandalia nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,270
5Duane Arnold nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,248
6LouisaCoalUnited States of America812
7Louisa Generating StationCoalUnited States of America812
8OttumwaCoalUnited States of America726
9Ottumwa Generating StationCoalUnited States of America726
10Marshalltown Generating StationGasUnited States of America706
11George Neal SouthCoalUnited States of America696
12Duane Arnold Energy CenterNuclearUnited States of America680
13North OmahaCoalUnited States of America645
14Cordova EnergyGasUnited States of America611
15Emery StationGasUnited States of America603
16George Neal NorthCoalUnited States of America584
17Greater Des MoinesGasUnited States of America576
18MidAmerican Iowa nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America540
19Orient Wind FarmWindUnited States of America501
20Highland Wind Project (IA)WindUnited States of America497
21Rolling Hills Wind FarmWindUnited States of America484
22Beaver Creek WindWindUnited States of America340
23North EnglishWindUnited States of America340
24Lansing power stationCoalUnited States of America312
25Ida Grove WindWindUnited States of America301
26Upland PrairieWindUnited States of America299
27Pomeroy Wind FarmWindUnited States of America295
28Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsCoalUnited States of America295
29Muscatine Plant #1CoalUnited States of America294
30Burlington (IA)CoalUnited States of America291
31ElectrifarmGasUnited States of America264
32Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Power PlantCoalUnited States of America256
33Lundgren Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America251
34O'Brien WindWindUnited States of America250
35Arbor Hill Wind FarmWindUnited States of America250
36Muscatine Generating StationCoalUnited States of America250
37Hickory Grove Generating StationGasUnited States of America240
38Milton Kapp Generating StationCoalUnited States of America218
39Prairie CreekGasUnited States of America213
40Burlington Generating StationCoalUnited States of America212
41Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America212
42Eclipse Wind FarmWindUnited States of America207
43CenturyWindUnited States of America201
44Ida Grove IIWindUnited States of America201
45FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLCWindUnited States of America200
46Nelson Dewey Generating StationCoalUnited States of America200
47Whispering Willow Wind Farm - EastWindUnited States of America200
48Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLCWindUnited States of America199
49Prairie Creek Generating StationCoalUnited States of America199
50MarshalltownGasUnited States of America189
51ExiraGasUnited States of America183
52Archer Daniels Midland ClintonCoalUnited States of America180
53Milton L KappGasUnited States of America180
54Archer Daniels Midland Clinton Power PlantCoalUnited States of America180
55Pleasant HillGasUnited States of America180
56Adair Wind FarmWindUnited States of America175
57IntrepidWindUnited States of America174
58English FarmsWindUnited States of America172
59Prairie Wind FarmWindUnited States of America168
60Walnut Wind FarmWindUnited States of America165
61Barton Windpower LLCWindUnited States of America160
62Carroll Wind FarmWindUnited States of America159
63Sycamore (IA)GasUnited States of America158
64Sutherland Generating StationCoalUnited States of America157
65Adams WindWindUnited States of America154
66Vienna Wind FarmWindUnited States of America151
67FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLCWindUnited States of America150
68FPL Energy Story Wind LLCWindUnited States of America150
69Garden Wind LLCWindUnited States of America150
70Farmers City Wind LLCWindUnited States of America146
71Wellsburg Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America141
72River HillsGasUnited States of America128
73KeokukHydroUnited States of America125
74Laurel Wind FarmWindUnited States of America123
75Macksburg Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America120
76Earl F WisdomGasUnited States of America119
77Storm Lake 1WindUnited States of America114
78Ames Electric Services Power PlantGasUnited States of America109
79Ames Municipal Power PlantCoalUnited States of America109
80Victory Wind FarmWindUnited States of America105
81Heartland Divide Wind Project LLCWindUnited States of America104
82Morning Light Wind FarmWindUnited States of America101
83Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLCWindUnited States of America100
84New Harvest Wind Project LLCWindUnited States of America100
85Franklin County Wind FarmWindUnited States of America99
86Osceola Windpower LLCWindUnited States of America98
87Hancock County Wind Energy CenterWindUnited States of America98
88Ivester Wind FarmWindUnited States of America91
89Lime CreekOilUnited States of America90
90Summit LakeGasUnited States of America85
91Roquette AmericaGasUnited States of America84
92Earl F. Wisdom Generating StationCoalUnited States of America82
93Storm Lake IIWindUnited States of America80
94Charles City Wind FarmWindUnited States of America80
95Northern Iowa WindfarmWindUnited States of America80
96Northern Iowa Windpower IIWindUnited States of America80
97Pocahontas Prairie Wind FarmWindUnited States of America80
98Ames GTOilUnited States of America79
99Coralville GTGasUnited States of America72
100Crystal Lake 3 LLCWindUnited States of America66
101Saratoga Wind FarmWindUnited States of America66
102CentervilleOilUnited States of America60
103Streeter StationGasUnited States of America52
104IndianolaOilUnited States of America50
105Rippey Wind FarmWindUnited States of America50
106Osceola Windpower IIWindUnited States of America50
107GrinnellGasUnited States of America48
108Iowa State UniversityCoalUnited States of America46
109Flying Cloud Power Partners LLCWindUnited States of America44
110Gas Turbine (IA)GasUnited States of America43
111Elk Wind FarmWindUnited States of America42
112Hawkeye Power Partners LLCWindUnited States of America42
113Cargill Corn Milling DivisionGasUnited States of America40
114E J Stoneman StationBiomassUnited States of America40
115Hawkeye Wind FarmWindUnited States of America38
116Dubuque Generating StationCoalUnited States of America38
117Fair StationCoalUnited States of America38
118Merl ParrGasUnited States of America36
119Streeter StationCoalUnited States of America35
120University of Iowa Main Power PlantGasUnited States of America31
121Top of Iowa Windfarm IIIWindUnited States of America30
122Pella PeakingOilUnited States of America28
123New HamptonGasUnited States of America26
124Waverly Municipal Electric North PlantOilUnited States of America25
125Maquoketa 1GasUnited States of America24
126Mt PleasantOilUnited States of America24
127Spencer Gas TurbineOilUnited States of America24
128Red CedarGasUnited States of America22
129Forest City Light PlantOilUnited States of America22
130Amana Society Service CompanyOilUnited States of America22
131Webster CityOilUnited States of America21
132Crosswind Energy ProjectWindUnited States of America21
133Carroll Area Wind FarmWindUnited States of America21
134ShenandoahOilUnited States of America20
135Winnebago Wind Power ProjectWindUnited States of America20
136Osage (IA)GasUnited States of America19
137Waterloo LundquistOilUnited States of America18
138Lake MillsOilUnited States of America18
139VintonOilUnited States of America18
140West LibertyOilUnited States of America16
141AlgonaOilUnited States of America16
142Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CROilUnited States of America16
143Knoxville IndustrialOilUnited States of America16
144EsthervilleGasUnited States of America16
145NCAH Central Utility PlantOilUnited States of America15
146Hardin Hilltop Wind LLCWindUnited States of America15
147Story CityOilUnited States of America14
148WintersetOilUnited States of America14
149South Fork Wind FarmWindUnited States of America13
150South PlantOilUnited States of America12
151Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USAOilUnited States of America11
152Metro Methane Recovery FacilityWasteUnited States of America11
153TiptonOilUnited States of America11
154Iowa Lakes Superior Wind FarmWindUnited States of America10
155Lamoni Municipal UtilitiesOilUnited States of America10
156AtlanticGasUnited States of America10
157MontezumaOilUnited States of America10
158WiltonOilUnited States of America9
159LaurensOilUnited States of America9
160John Deere Dubuque WorksOilUnited States of America9
161Grundy Center City Light PlantOilUnited States of America9
162BloomfieldGasUnited States of America8
163CiscoWindUnited States of America8
164BellevueOilUnited States of America8
165Junction Hilltop Wind FarmWindUnited States of America8
166Maquoketa 2OilUnited States of America8
167NorthOilUnited States of America8
168Archer Daniels Midland Des MoinesCoalUnited States of America8
169ManningOilUnited States of America8
170Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - AshtonGasUnited States of America8
171University of Northern IowaGasUnited States of America8
172CorningOilUnited States of America7
173West BendOilUnited States of America7
174MilfordOilUnited States of America6
175State CenterOilUnited States of America6
176Alliant SBD0201 IngredionOilUnited States of America6
177LenoxOilUnited States of America6
178Anchor Wind LLCWindUnited States of America6
179Farmers Electric Cooperative - KalonaOilUnited States of America6
180Alliant SBD 8602 Marion SubOilUnited States of America6
181Alliant SBD 9203 ProfolOilUnited States of America6
182Alliant SBD 9502 EatonOilUnited States of America5
183Coon Rapids IIOilUnited States of America5
184La PorteOilUnited States of America5
185SumnerOilUnited States of America5
186CascadeOilUnited States of America5
187Sibley OneGasUnited States of America5
188POET Biorefining - GowrieGasUnited States of America5
189POET Biorefining - JewellGasUnited States of America5
190POET Biorefining LLC - CorningGasUnited States of America5
191Greenfield Light PlantOilUnited States of America5
192PanoraOilUnited States of America4
193DurantOilUnited States of America4
194Gilliam SouthOilUnited States of America4
195BancroftOilUnited States of America4
196Alliant SBD 9403 Aegon DCOilUnited States of America4
197HopkintonOilUnited States of America4
198Alta Municipal UtilitiesOilUnited States of America4
199Lake Mills Gas RecoveryWasteUnited States of America4
200Lake ParkOilUnited States of America4
201POET Biorefining-Hanlontown LLCGasUnited States of America4
202Prairie Wind Power LLCWindUnited States of America4
203Traer EastOilUnited States of America4
204Villisca Municipal Power PlantOilUnited States of America4
205West Diesel Generation UnitOilUnited States of America4
206OgdenOilUnited States of America4
207AllendorfWindUnited States of America4
208West Dubuque SolarSolarUnited States of America4
209Alliant SBD 8601 Quad GraphicsOilUnited States of America4
210Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonaldOilUnited States of America4
211GraettingerOilUnited States of America4
212POET Biorefining - HudsonGasUnited States of America4
213Preston (IA)GasUnited States of America4
214South StrawberryOilUnited States of America4
215Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie FarmsOilUnited States of America4
216Traer MainOilUnited States of America4
217HarlanOilUnited States of America3
218Ottumwa City ofHydroUnited States of America3
219Alliant SBD 8501 Aegon LIOilUnited States of America3
220Forest City SolarSolarUnited States of America3
221Leonardo Wind 1 LLCWindUnited States of America3
222Michelangelo Wind 1 LLCWindUnited States of America3
223Michelangelo Wind 3 LLCWindUnited States of America3
224Michelangelo Wind 4 LLCWindUnited States of America3
225Optimum Wind 3 LLCWindUnited States of America3
226Optimum Wind 4 LLCWindUnited States of America3
227Optimum Wind 5 LLCWindUnited States of America3
228Optimum Wind 6 LLCWindUnited States of America3
229Optimum Wind 7 LLCWindUnited States of America3
230Venus Wind 3 LLCWindUnited States of America3
231AnitaOilUnited States of America3
232RockfordOilUnited States of America3
233Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation FacBiomassUnited States of America3
234Oakdale Renewable Energy PlantGasUnited States of America3
235Stuart (IA)OilUnited States of America3
236Waverly Community Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America3
237GowrieOilUnited States of America2
238Kirkwood Wind TurbineWindUnited States of America2
239Rock RapidsOilUnited States of America2
240BrooklynOilUnited States of America2
241Iowa Distributed Wind Generation ProjectWindUnited States of America2
242Dike City Power PlantOilUnited States of America2
243Alliant SBD 9201 NorplexOilUnited States of America2
244Anderson EricksonOilUnited States of America2
245B&K Energy Systems LLCWindUnited States of America2
246CoggonOilUnited States of America2
247S&P Windfarm LLCWindUnited States of America2
248Traer SouthOilUnited States of America2
249Wind GEMWindUnited States of America2
250August Wind FarmWindUnited States of America2
251BirchWindUnited States of America2
252Dayton (IA)OilUnited States of America2
253EarlvilleOilUnited States of America2
254Eastern Iowa SolarSolarUnited States of America2
255RosemanWindUnited States of America2
256Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up GeneratorOilUnited States of America2
257West ReceivingOilUnited States of America2
258Grand JunctionOilUnited States of America2
259Green Energy MachineWindUnited States of America2
260Iowa Lakes Community College Wind FarmWindUnited States of America2
261PrimgharOilUnited States of America2
262Alliant SBD 9206 DonaldsonOilUnited States of America2
263Bloomfield Municipal Utilities SolarSolarUnited States of America2
264Cumberland RoseWindUnited States of America2
265FontanelleWindUnited States of America2
266Greenfield WindWindUnited States of America2
267Luther College Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America2
268Meadow RidgeWindUnited States of America2
269Roeder Family Wind Farm LLCWindUnited States of America2
270Sky VoltWindUnited States of America2
271Windwalkers LLCWindUnited States of America2
272WiotaWindUnited States of America2
273Buffalo Center Wind LLCWindUnited States of America2
274BulldogWindUnited States of America2
275Cedar Falls Solar FarmSolarUnited States of America2
276NLMU WindWindUnited States of America2
277Story City Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America2
278Traer Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America2
279WolverineWindUnited States of America2
280Strawberry Point DPC SolarSolarUnited States of America1
281Alliant SBD 9302 Aegon NPOilUnited States of America1
282Iowa Hydro LLCHydroUnited States of America1
283Alliant SBD 9901 Wells FargoOilUnited States of America1
284Knoxville Battery Energy StorageStorageUnited States of America1
285Sibley No TwoOilUnited States of America1
286AgriReNewBiomassUnited States of America1
287Alliant SBG 9802 ToyotaGasUnited States of America1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in iowa, united states of america by capacity?

MidAmerican RES power stations (United States of America) ranks #1 with 2,562 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 287 power plants in in Iowa, United States of America.

Which plants make the top three?

1. MidAmerican RES power stations (2,562); 2. Quad Cities Generating Station (2,019); 3. Walter Scott Jr. power station (1,779).