Alliant SBD 8602 Marion Sub
Other power plant · Linn County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
5.6 MW
Rank in Iowa
#184
of 305 plants
In service since
1986
August 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Industrial Energy Applications Inc
- County
- Linn County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #40 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 54716
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1536 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2734 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2785 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2741 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona | Other | 6.0 MW |
| Allendorf | Wind | 5.8 MW |
| Alliant SBD 9203 Profol | Other | 5.6 MW |
| Coon Rapids II | Other | 5.4 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 5.6 MW solar plant and a 5.6 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