North Generation Plant
Other power plant · Adair County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Iowa
#165
of 305 plants
In service since
2002
January 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Greenfield - (IA)
- County
- Adair County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #30 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 7856
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Maquoketa 2 | Other | 8.0 MW |
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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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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