Indianola

OperatingDistillate Oil

Ranked #3 of 89 Distillate Oil plants in IA#87 of 827 nationally

40.9 MW Distillate Oil operating in Warren, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

40.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Petroleum Liquids

Technology

1977

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.3596, -93.5630

County

Warren, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Indianola Municipal Utilities	—	—
Owner(s)	Indianola Municipal Utilities	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The Indianola plant is a 40.9 MW electricity generating facility located in Warren County, Iowa. It began operating in 1977 and is owned and operated by Indianola Municipal Utilities. The plant utilizes petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO), as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of two generators employing petroleum liquid technology.

Indianola operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In the most recent year for which data is available, the plant generated 446 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. Indianola holds the rank of 3 out of 90 power plants in the state of Iowa, and ranks 118 out of 886 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

69 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Municipal

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

33 MWh

Latest Month

446 MWh

Annual Generation

0.1%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

MEC.MEAN_6.AZ

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Location Type

Trading Hub

Node Source

Curated node match

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