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EIA plant 58236

Marshalltown · Marshall · IA

Marshalltown Generating Station

Operated by Interstate Power and Light Co

Annual generation3,498,948 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMWH, NG, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Marshalltown Generating Station?

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42.043333, -92.872778

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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 Combined Cycle705.9 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic2.6 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries0.3 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.

1372,300
2238,651
3139,326
41,885
5317,178
6327,519
7462,095
8466,973
9368,946
10141,907
11319,666
12342,502

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
1372,300
2238,651
3139,326
41,885
5317,178
6327,519
7462,095
8466,973
9368,946
10141,907
11319,666
12342,502

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1372,300 MWh
2238,651 MWh
3139,326 MWh
41,885 MWh
5317,178 MWh
6327,519 MWh
7462,095 MWh
8466,973 MWh
9368,946 MWh
10141,907 MWh
11319,666 MWh
12342,502 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG260.5OP
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG222.7OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG222.7OP
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2.6OP
BESS1BatteriesMWH0.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58236
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (466,973 MWh) and 4 the lowest (1,885 MWh). Their difference is 465,088 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 0.3 (BESS1) to 260.5 (STG1). The difference is 260.2 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
BESS1Batteries0.30.30.30.0
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle222.7222.4236.390.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle222.7222.4236.390.0
PV1Solar Photovoltaic2.62.62.10.0
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle260.5221.0224.980.0

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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