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EIA plant 1068

Marshalltown · Marshall · IA

Marshalltown

Operated by Interstate Power and Light Co

Annual generation79,031 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Marshalltown?

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42.047400, -92.859444

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine189 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

110,360.15
21,802.69
32,740.8
44,654.69
52,804.48
65,533.53
727,935.31
810,602.29
93,379.37
101,904.63
111,645.3
125,667.76

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
110,360.15
21,802.69
32,740.8
44,654.69
52,804.48
65,533.53
727,935.31
810,602.29
93,379.37
101,904.63
111,645.3
125,667.76

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,360 MWh
21,803 MWh
32,741 MWh
44,655 MWh
52,804 MWh
65,534 MWh
727,935 MWh
810,602 MWh
93,379 MWh
101,905 MWh
111,645 MWh
125,668 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG63OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG63OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG63OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1068
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (27,935 MWh) and 11 the lowest (1,645 MWh). Their difference is 26,290 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine63.049.958.515.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine63.051.567.015.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine63.053.267.015.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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