Nameplate capacity
3.9 MW
Rank in Iowa
#212
of 305 plants
In service since
1951
July 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Ogden - (IA)
- County
- Boone County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #60 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1169
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1971 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1958 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.5 MW | 1951 | 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
| West Diesel Generation Unit | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Grinnell College | Solar | 3.9 MW |
| West Dubuque Solar | Solar | 3.8 MW |
| Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonald | Other | 3.6 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 3.9 MW solar plant and a 3.9 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