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EIA plant 54700

Mitchellville · Polk · IA

Metro Methane Recovery Facility

Operated by WM Renewable Energy LLC

Annual generation78,484 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Metro Methane Recovery Facility?

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

41.598889, -93.355000

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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

MonthNet generation
16,337 MWh
26,376 MWh
36,871 MWh
46,522 MWh
56,487 MWh
66,375 MWh
76,838 MWh
86,544 MWh
97,122 MWh
106,619 MWh
115,811 MWh
126,582 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN10Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
GEN11Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
GEN12Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
GEN1Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN2Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN3Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN4Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN5Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN6Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN7Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
GEN8Landfill GasLFG0.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54700
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final