Ames Electric Services Power Plant

Operated by City of Ames - (IA)

Annual generation305,566 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 Ames Electric Services Power Plant?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

42.025800, -93.608900

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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.

2024 monthly net generation

Month	Net generation
1	22,663 MWh
2	20,725 MWh
3	17,493 MWh
4	28,352 MWh
5	29,013 MWh
6	32,160 MWh
7	33,054 MWh
8	34,677 MWh
9	25,728 MWh
10	25,336 MWh
11	18,794 MWh
12	17,571 MWh

Operating generators

ID	Technology	Fuel	MW	Status
8	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	NG	71.3	OP
7	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	NG	37.5	OP

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Identity, technology and limitations

EIA plant ID

1122

Sector

Electric Utility

Water source

Wells - Ames Alluvial Aquifer

Data edition

2024-final