NCAH Central Utility Plant
Natural gas power plant · Story County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Iowa
#145
of 305 plants
In service since
2000
May 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- National Centers for Animal Health
- County
- Story County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Iowa
- #29 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 58265
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-16 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| S-13 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.1 MW | 2.1 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| S-14 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.1 MW | 2.1 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| S-17 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| S-18 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2000 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| S-19 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| MBGEN | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| C-3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| FRZRF | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2005 | 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
| Estherville | Natural gas | 16 MW |
| Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | Wind | 15 MW |
| West Liberty | Other | 14 MW |
| Story City | Other | 14 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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