Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Iowa
#146
of 305 plants
In service since
1982
February 1982
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of West Liberty - (IA)
- County
- Muscatine County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Iowa
- #17 of 90
- EIA plant code
- 1200
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 5.5 MW | 5.0 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 5.5 MW | 5.0 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1982 | 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
| Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | Wind | 15 MW |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Story City | Other | 14 MW |
| South Plant (IA) | Other | 12 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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