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EIA plant 1104

Burlington · Des Moines · IA

Burlington (IA)

Operated by Interstate Power and Light Co

Annual generation1,007 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

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40.741200, -91.116667

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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 Steam Turbine212 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine78.8 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.

1-1,203
2-587
3-662
4-701
5784
6311
73,504
82,313
9-541
10-582
11-651
12-978

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
1-1,203
2-587
3-662
4-701
5784
6311
73,504
82,313
9-541
10-582
11-651
12-978

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1-1,203 MWh
2-587 MWh
3-662 MWh
4-701 MWh
5784 MWh
6311 MWh
73,504 MWh
82,313 MWh
9-541 MWh
10-582 MWh
11-651 MWh
12-978 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG212OP
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG19.7OP
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG19.7OP
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG19.7OP
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG19.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1104
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Mississippi River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 4 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (3,504 MWh) and 6 the lowest (311 MWh). Their difference is 3,193 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 19.7 (GT1, GT2, GT3) to 212 (1). The difference is 192.3 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine212.0142.6142.660.0
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19.79.19.15.0
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19.79.79.75.0
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19.713.215.55.0
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19.72.92.92.9

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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