Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Rank in Iowa
#171
of 305 plants
In service since
2013
April 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Laurens - (IA)
- County
- Pocahontas County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #32 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1157
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.3 MW | 2013 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.3 MW | 2013 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.3 MW | 2013 | 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
| Manning | Other | 7.9 MW |
| CED Mason City Wind | Wind | 7.5 MW |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Natural gas | 7.5 MW |
| University of Northern Iowa | Natural gas | 7.5 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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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