Lake Mills Gas Recovery
Other power plant · Winnebago County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
4.0 MW
Rank in Iowa
#204
of 305 plants
In service since
2006
March 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Winnebago County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #54 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 56521
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2006 | 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
| Hopkinton | Other | 4.1 MW |
| Alta Municipal Utilities | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Lake Park | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Neal Energy Center Solar | Solar | 4.0 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 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 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