Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines
Natural gas power plant · Polk County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
7.9 MW
Rank in Iowa
#166
of 305 plants
In service since
1988
May 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Archer Daniels Midland Co
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Iowa
- #33 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 10861
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 7.9 MW | 7.9 MW | 1988 | 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
| NLMU Diesel | Other | 8.0 MW |
| North Generation Plant | Other | 8.0 MW |
| CED Centerville Wind | Wind | 7.9 MW |
| CED Manchester Wind | Wind | 7.9 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 7.9 MW solar plant and a 7.9 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