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9.3 MW Distillate Oil operating in Cedar, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
9.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1971
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.7717, -91.1321
County
Cedar, IA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Tipton - (IA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Tipton - (IA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Tipton power plant, located in Cedar County, Iowa, has a total capacity of 9.3 MW. The plant began operating in 1971 and is owned and operated by the City of Tipton. It utilizes petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO), as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of 5 generators using petroleum liquid technology.
Tipton operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the NERC MRO region. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 26th out of 90 power plants in Iowa and 354th out of 886 plants nationally. The latest annual generation data indicates an output of 69 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
5 MWh
Latest Month
69 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1580 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
35 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $7.1M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Tipton
Substation Distance
1.637 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.W_BRCTIPT
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Alt. Hub / Zone
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.071 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.014 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.1%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1586 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West