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3.5 MW Distillate Oil standby in Tama, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
3.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1963
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.1926, -92.4636
County
Tama, IA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Traer - (IA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Traer - (IA) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Traer Main is a 3.5 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Tama County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 1963 and consists of three generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology. It is owned and operated by the City of Traer.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, situated in the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Traer Main is ranked as the 66th largest power plant in Iowa out of 90, and nationally it holds a rank of 639 out of 886.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
3943 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
72 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.7M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Traer Substation · 161 kV
Substation Distance
0.041 km
Operator
ITC
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.TRA_ATRAE
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
7 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.153 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.030 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
3955 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West