Metro Methane Recovery Facility

OperatingLandfill Gas

Ranked #1 of 2 Landfill Gas plants in IA#26 of 283 nationally

11.2 MW Landfill Gas operating in Polk, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

11.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

11

Generators

units

Landfill Gas

Technology

1998

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.5989, -93.3550

County

Polk, IA

Nearby Plants

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	WM Renewable Energy LLC	WM Renewable Energy	—
Owner(s)	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Waste Management	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Metro Methane Recovery Facility is a landfill gas (LFG) power plant located in Polk County, Iowa. The plant, which began operating in 1998, has a total capacity of 11.2 MW derived from 11 generators utilizing landfill gas technology. It is owned by Waste Management and operated by WM Renewable Energy LLC. The facility ranks as the first of two landfill gas plants in Iowa and 25th out of 284 such plants nationally.

In the most recent year of record, the Metro Methane Recovery Facility generated 82,993 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 84.6%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and is located within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

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

13 kV

Regulatory Status

NR

Entity Type

Industrial

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

7.5K MWh

Latest Month

83.0K MWh

Annual Generation

84.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

Zonal

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·wildfire

Red Flag Warning: Sac; Calhoun; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Cass; Adair; Madison

Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 9:44AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

NWS Des Moines IA·5 days ago

Industry·corporate

Isabella Nichols visited the facility to understand how residual waste is converted into electricity for local homes. The tour highlighted the significance of the facility, which processes a third of Perth’s waste and reduces the volume sent to landfill.

Isabella Nichols visited the facility to understand how residual waste is converted into electricity for local homes.

Isabella Nichols (other)

ACCIONA·3 weeks ago