Archer Daniels Midland Clinton
Coal power plant · Clinton County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
180 MW
Rank in Iowa
#47
of 305 plants
In service since
2009
February 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Archer Daniels Midland Co
- County
- Clinton County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.72%
- Rank among coal plants in Iowa
- #8 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 10860
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Conventional Steam Coal | 105 MW | 105 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 1A | Conventional Steam Coal | 75 MW | 75 MW | 2009 | 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
| Marshalltown | Natural gas | 189 MW |
| Exira | Natural gas | 182 MW |
| Pleasant Hill | Natural gas | 180 MW |
| Intrepid | Wind | 176 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 180 MW solar plant and a 180 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