Spencer Gas Turbine — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 1186
- Capacity
- 23.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- KER
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Clay, IA
- Operating Since
- 1970
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- City of Spencer - (IA)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 651.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Spencer Gas Turbine
OperatingKerosene
Ranked #1 of 1 Kerosene plants in IA#12 of 15 nationally
23.8 MW Kerosene operating in Clay, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
23.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.1446, -95.1443
County
Clay, IA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Spencer - (IA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Spencer - (IA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Spencer Gas Turbine is a 23.8 MW petroleum liquids-fired power plant located in Clay County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 1970 and is owned and operated by the City of Spencer. It consists of a single generator utilizing petroleum liquids technology. Spencer Gas Turbine is the only petroleum liquids plant in Iowa, and ranks 14th out of 17 such plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and balancing authority. In the latest year with available data, Spencer Gas Turbine generated 651 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
48 MWh
Latest Month
651 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
WAUESPENCERUNSPENCER_RA
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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