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Pleasant Hill — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 7145
Capacity: 179.8 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Polk, IA
Operating Since: 1990
Generators: 3
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Annual Generation: 21,931.01 MWh
Capacity Factor: 1.4%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Pleasant Hill

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #9 of 39 Natural Gas plants in IA#775 of 2009 nationally

179.8 MW Natural Gas operating in Polk, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

179.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Technology

1990

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.5564, -93.5240

County

Polk, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	MidAmerican Energy Co	MidAmerican Energy	—
Owner(s)	MidAmerican Energy Co	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Pleasant Hill is a 179.8 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Polk County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 1990 and consists of three natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. It is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.

In the most recent year of data, Pleasant Hill generated 21,931 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 1.4%. The plant's installed cost was $305.99 per kW, according to FERC data. Pleasant Hill is ranked as the 8th largest of 13 power plants in Iowa, and 773rd out of 945 plants nationally.

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