Nameplate capacity
16 MW
Rank in Iowa
#140
of 305 plants
In service since
1965
December 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Algona - (IA)
- County
- Kossuth County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #14 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1120
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.4 MW | 4.4 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.4 MW | 4.4 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.1 MW | 4.1 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.2 MW | 3.2 MW | 1965 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Iowa
| Winterset | Natural gas | 18 MW |
| Vinton | Natural gas | 18 MW |
| Alliant SBD 9106 Rockwell CR | Other | 16 MW |
| Knoxville Industrial | Other | 16 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 16 MW solar plant and a 16 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Iowa power plants · What Iowa actually generates