Nameplate capacity
3.5 MW
Rank in Iowa
#220
of 305 plants
In service since
1963
January 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Traer - (IA)
- County
- Tama County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #64 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1192
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.2 MW | 1970 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 1963 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 1963 | 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
| Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie Farms | Other | 3.5 MW |
| Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg | Natural gas | 3.5 MW |
| Harlan | Other | 3.4 MW |
| Indianola Solar | Solar | 3.4 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 3.5 MW solar plant and a 3.5 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