Burlington (IA)
Natural gas power plant · Des Moines County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
291 MW
Rank in Iowa
#20
of 305 plants
In service since
1968
June 1968
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Interstate Power and Light Co
- County
- Des Moines County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 1.17%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Iowa
- #4 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 1104
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 212 MW | 170 MW | 1968 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 20 MW | 12 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 20 MW | 9.2 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 20 MW | 13 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 20 MW | 5.8 MW | 1994 | 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
| Upland Prairie | Wind | 299 MW |
| Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids | Coal | 295 MW |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | Wind | 286 MW |
| Muscatine Plant #1 | Coal | 276 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 291 MW solar plant and a 291 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