Alliant SBD 9206 Donaldson
Other power plant · Howard County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
1.6 MW
Rank in Iowa
#274
of 305 plants
In service since
1995
November 1995
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Industrial Energy Applications Inc
- County
- Howard County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #86 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 54718
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4632 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 1995 | 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.
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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 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 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