Nameplate capacity
119 MW
Rank in Iowa
#71
of 305 plants
In service since
1960
April 1960
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Corn Belt Power Coop
- County
- Clay County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.48%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Iowa
- #12 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 1217
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 82 MW | 76 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 38 MW | 38 MW | 1960 | 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
| Laurel Wind Farm | Wind | 123 MW |
| Macksburg Wind Project | Wind | 120 MW |
| Summit Lake | Natural gas | 119 MW |
| Storm Lake 1 | Wind | 114 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 119 MW solar plant and a 119 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