Montezuma

StandbyDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #24 of 89 Distillate Oil plants in IA#298 of 827 nationally

9.8 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (4 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (6 MW) standby in Poweshiek, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

9.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids

1940

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.5861, -92.5228

County

Poweshiek, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Montezuma - (IA)	—	—
Owner(s)	City of Montezuma - (IA)	—	—
Status	Standby	—	—

Ownership Chain

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

About

Located in Poweshiek County, Iowa, the Montezuma plant has a total capacity of 9.8 MW. The plant began operating in 1940 and is owned and operated by the City of Montezuma. It utilizes both natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as fuel sources, classifying it as a hybrid plant. The plant consists of 8 generators.

The Montezuma plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the NERC MRO region. In terms of size, it is ranked 25th out of 90 power plants in Iowa and 347th out of 886 plants nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 119 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%.

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