Roquette America
Natural gas power plant · Lee County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
84 MW
Rank in Iowa
#89
of 305 plants
In service since
2004
July 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Roquette America
- County
- Lee County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.34%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Iowa
- #15 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 57953
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 38 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| ST | Petroleum Coke | 34 MW | 32 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| HRSG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 10 MW | 10 MW | 2004 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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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| Ivester Wind Farm | Wind | 91 MW |
| Lime Creek | Other | 90 MW |
| Storm Lake II | Wind | 80 MW |
| Charles City Wind Farm | Wind | 80 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 84 MW solar plant and a 84 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