Power Plants in Des Moines-Ames Area

There are a total of 116 power plants in Des Moines-Ames Area. The most common type of power plant in Des Moines-Ames Area is Wind with a total of 60 locations. Wind generates the most power in Des Moines-Ames Area with 6294.8 total Megawatts.
SourceTotal LocationsTotal Megawatts
Battery11.1
Biomass214
Coal17.9
Hydroelectric155
Natural Gas132068.1
Petroleum34469
Solar4133
Wind606294.8

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List of All Power Plant Locations in Des Moines-Ames Area

Plant NameOperatorPower SourceMegawattsCity/TownZIP Code
Adair Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind174.8Adair50002
Adams Wind
MidAmerican Energy Cowind150.0Lenox50851
Algona
City of Algona - (IA)petroleum16.1Algona50511
Alliant SBD 9107 JBS USA
Industrial Energy Applications Incpetroleum11.4Marshalltown50158
Alliant SBD 9502 Eaton
Industrial Energy Applications Incpetroleum5.4Belmond50421
Ames Electric Services Power Plant
City of Ames - (IA)natural gas105.5Ames50010
Ames GT
City of Ames - (IA)petroleum38.3Ames50010
Anderson Erickson
Anderson Erickson Dairypetroleum2.0Des Moines50317
Arbor Hill Solar
MidAmerican Energy Cosolar24.0Greenfield50849
Arbor Hill Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind310.0Greenfield50849
Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines
Archer Daniels Midland Cocoal7.9Des Moines50316
August Wind Farm
August Wind Energy, LLCwind1.8Clearfield50840
Bancroft
Bancroft Municipal Utilitiespetroleum4.1Bancroft50517
Beaver Creek Wind
MidAmerican Energy Cowind340.0Ogden50212
Birch
Birch Power LLCwind1.8Clearfield50840
Brooklyn
City of Brooklyn - (IA)petroleum2.0Brooklyn52211
Brooklyn City North Plant
City of Brooklyn - (IA)petroleum2.0Brooklyn52211
Bulldog
Bulldog Wind Energy, LLCwind1.5Orient50858
CED Centerville Wind
Consolidated Edison Development Inc.wind7.9Centerville52544
Cargill Corn Milling Division
Cargill Inc North America Sweetnersnatural gas36.7Eddyville52553
Carroll Area Wind Farm
SRIV Partnership LLCwind20.7Templeton51463
Carroll Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind150.0Carroll51401
Century
MidAmerican Energy Cowind201.2Blairsburg50034
Contrail Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind110.0Bedford50833
Coon Rapids II
City of Coon Rapidspetroleum5.1Coon Rapids50058
Corning
City of Corning - (IA)petroleum6.8Corning50841
Cumberland Rose
Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, LLCwind1.6Orient50858
Dayton (IA)
City of Dayton - (IA)petroleum1.8Dayton50530
Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac
Des Moines Metro WRFbiomass2.8Des Moines50317
Downtown Generation Plant
City of Greenfield - (IA)petroleum5.0Greenfield50849
Eclipse Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind200.0Adair50002
English Farms
Interstate Power and Light Cowind171.5Montezuma50171
Exira
Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agnypetroleum140.1Brayton50042
FPL Energy Story Wind LLC
FPL Energy Story Wind LLCwind150.0Zearing50278
Fontanelle
Forward Fontanelle Power, LLCwind1.6Fontanelle50846
Franklin County Solar
MidAmerican Energy Cosolar7.0Hampton50441
Franklin County Wind Farm
Interstate Power and Light Cowind99.0Iowa Falls50126
Garden Wind LLC
Garden Wind LLCwind150.0Zearing50278
Gilliam South
City of Stuart - (IA)petroleum4.0Stuart50250
Golden Plains
Interstate Power and Light Cowind199.8Buffalo Center50424
Gowrie
Gowrie Municipal Utilitiespetroleum2.2Gowrie50543
Grand Junction
City of Grand Junction - (IA)petroleum1.7Grand Junction50107
Great Pathfinder Wind
Great Pathfinder Windwind224.4Stratford50249
Greater Des Moines
MidAmerican Energy Conatural gas510.8Pleasant Hill50327
Greenfield Wind
Greenfield Wind Power, LLCwind1.6Greenfield50849
Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC
Hardin Hilltop Wind, LLCwind14.7Jefferson50129
Heartland Divide II
Heartland Divide IIwind200.0Audubon50110
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLCwind103.5Melville50025
Holliday Creek Solar
MidAmerican Energy Cosolar100.0Fort Dodge50501
IA - City of Ames - Airport Road
Forefront Power, LLCsolar2.0Ames50010
Indianola
Indianola Municipal Utilitiespetroleum42.2Indianola50125
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project
City of Algona - (IA)wind2.3Algona50511
Iowa State University
Iowa State Universitynatural gas39.9Ames50011
Junction Hilltop Wind Farm
Junction Hilltop Management LLCwind8.0Dana50064
Knoxville Battery Energy Storage
MidAmerican Energy Cobatteries1.1Knoxville50138
Knoxville Industrial
MidAmerican Energy Copetroleum16.0Knoxville50138
Kossuth
Wisconsin Power & Light Cowind152.2Lu Verne50560
Kossuth County Wind
Kossuth County Wind, LLCwind70.0Lu Verne50560
Lakota Wind Wind Farm
Iowa Lakes Electric Coopwind10.5Lakota50451
Lamoni Municipal Utilities
City of Lamoni - (IA)petroleum10.0Lamoni50140
Laurel Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind119.6Laurel50158
Laurens
City of Laurens - (IA)petroleum8.3Laurens50554
Ledyard Windpower, LLC
Duke Energy Renewables Serviceswind200.0Lakota50451
Lenox
City of Lenox - (IA)petroleum5.8Lenox50851
Leonardo Wind 1 LLC
Leonardo Wind 1 LLCwind3.0Alden50441
Lundgren Wind Project
MidAmerican Energy Cowind250.0Otho50569
Macksburg Wind Project
MidAmerican Energy Cowind119.6Macksburg50155
Manning
City of Manningpetroleum7.9Manning51455
Marshalltown
Interstate Power and Light Conatural gas164.3Marshalltown50158
Marshalltown Generating Station
Interstate Power and Light Conatural gas666.1Marshalltown50158
Meadow Ridge
Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLCwind1.6Greenfield50849
Metro Methane Recovery Facility
WM Renewable Energy LLCbiomass11.2Mitchellville50169
Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC
Michelangelo Wind 1 LLCwind3.0Huxley50124
Michelangelo Wind 3 LLC
Michelangelo Wind 3 LLCwind3.0Huxley50014
Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC
Michelangelo Wind 4 LLCwind3.0Ames50011
Montezuma
City of Montezuma - (IA)petroleum9.6Montezuma50171
Morning Light Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind100.0Adair50002
NCAH Central Utility Plant
National Centers for Animal Healthpetroleum14.9Ames50010
North English
MidAmerican Energy Cowind340.0Montezuma50171
North Generation Plant
City of Greenfield - (IA)petroleum8.0Greenfield50849
Ogden
City of Ogden - (IA)petroleum4.0Ogden50212
Optimum Wind 3 LLC
Optimum Wind 3 LLCwind3.0Nevada50201
Optimum Wind 4 LLC
Optimum Wind 4 LLCwind3.0Nevada50201
Optimum Wind 5 LLC
Optimum Wind 5 LLCwind3.0Nevada50201
Optimum Wind 6 LLC
Optimum Wind 6 LLCwind3.0Nevada50201
Optimum Wind 7 LLC
Optimum Wind 7 LLCwind3.0Nevada50201
Orient Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind500.0Orient50849
POET Biorefining - Gowrie
POET Biorefining - Gowrienatural gas5.0Gowrie50543
POET Biorefining - Jewell
POET Biorefining - Jewellnatural gas0.9Jewell50130
POET Biorefining LLC - Corning
POET Biorefining LLC - Corningnatural gas5.0Corning50841
Panora
City of Panora - (IA)petroleum4.5Panora50216
Pella Peaking
City of Pella - (IA)petroleum25.2Pella50219
Pleasant Hill
MidAmerican Energy Conatural gas154.8Pleasant Hill50317
Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind80.0Pomeroy50575
Pomeroy Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind296.9Fonda50540
Prairie Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind169.0Montezuma50171
Red Rock Hydro Plant
Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agnyhydroelectric55.0Pella50219
Rippey Wind Farm
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporationwind50.0Grand Junction50107
River Hills
MidAmerican Energy Conatural gas118.4Des Moines50309
Sky Volt
Sky Volt, LLCwind1.6Greenfield50849
Southern Hills Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind250.0Creston50801
State Center
City of State Center - (IA)petroleum6.3State Center50247
Story City
City of Story City - (IA)petroleum13.5Story City50248
Story City Wind Project
Hamilton Wind Energy LLCwind1.5Story City50248
Stuart (IA)
City of Stuart - (IA)petroleum2.7Stuart50250
Summit Lake
Central Iowa Power Cooperativenatural gas111.8Creston50801
Sycamore (IA)
MidAmerican Energy Conatural gas148.9Johnston50131
Venus Wind 3 LLC
Venus Wind 3 LLCwind3.0Grinnell50112
Vienna Wind Farm
MidAmerican Energy Cowind150.2Marshalltown50158
Webster City
City of Webster City - (IA)petroleum20.7Webster City50595
West Diesel Generation Unit
City of Pocahontas - (IA)petroleum3.8Pocahontas50574
Whispering Willow North
Interstate Power and Light Cowind201.3Latimer50452
Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East
Interstate Power and Light Cowind199.7Iowa Falls50126
Wind GEM
Wind GEM, LLCwind1.9Stuart50250
Winterset
City of Winterset - (IA)petroleum17.6Winterset50273
Wolverine
Wolverine Wind Energy, LLCwind1.5Greenfield50849

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