Nameplate capacity
3.4 MW
Rank in Iowa
#221
of 305 plants
In service since
2001
July 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Harlan Municipal Utilities - (IA)
- County
- Shelby County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #65 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1146
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMU1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.7 MW | 1.6 MW | 2001 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| HMU2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.7 MW | 1.6 MW | 2001 | 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
| Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Natural gas | 3.5 MW |
| Traer Main | Other | 3.5 MW |
| Indianola Solar | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Ottumwa City of | Hydro | 3.2 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 3.4 MW solar plant and a 3.4 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