Nameplate capacity
6.7 MW
Rank in Iowa
#178
of 305 plants
In service since
1954
December 1954
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of West Bend
- County
- Palo Alto County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #35 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1199
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2013 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 1973 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 1959 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 1954 | 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
| Franklin County Solar | Solar | 7.0 MW |
| Corning | Other | 6.8 MW |
| Milford | Other | 6.5 MW |
| Alliant SBD0201 Ingredion | Other | 6.1 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 6.7 MW solar plant and a 6.7 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