Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac
Other power plant · Polk County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
2.8 MW
Rank in Iowa
#240
of 305 plants
In service since
2015
September 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Des Moines Metro WRF
- County
- Polk County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #69 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 50932
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72-04 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 72-05 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2015 | 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
| Anita | Other | 2.9 MW |
| Rockford | Other | 2.9 MW |
| Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant | Natural gas | 2.8 MW |
| Stuart (IA) | Other | 2.8 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 2.8 MW solar plant and a 2.8 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