Gas Turbine (IA)
Black Hawk County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1130 · Operator: Cedar Falls Utilities
Nameplate43MWSummer 40 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1968Runs as rarely runs
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | -0.2 | -0.1% | — |
| 2003 | -0.4 | -0.1% | — |
| 2004 | -0.5 | -0.1% | — |
| 2005 | -0.5 | -0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 15,268 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | -0.2% | — |
| 2008 | -0.4 | -0.1% | — |
| 2009 | -0.5 | -0.1% | — |
| 2010 | -0.1 | -0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.9 | 0.5% | 24,925 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 1.0% | 18,781 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.3% | 18,575 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 20,506 |
| 2016 | -0.1 | -0.0% | — |
| 2017 | -0.3 | -0.1% | — |
| 2018 | -0.4 | -0.1% | — |
| 2019 | -0.5 | -0.1% | — |
| 2020 | -0.4 | -0.1% | — |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.2% | — |
| 2023 | -0.2 | -0.1% | — |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.2% | — |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 0.3% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 19.6 | 17.6 | Jan 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 23.8 | 22.7 | Sep 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cedar Falls Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cedar Falls Utilities | 100.0% | 43 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| University of Northern Iowa | 8 MW | 1.4 km |
| Streeter Station | 52 MW | 3.4 km |
| Cedar Falls Solar Farm | 2 MW | 3.7 km |
| Electrifarm | 264 MW | 9.1 km |
| Waterloo Solar (IA) | 3 MW | 10.5 km |
| Waterloo Lundquist | 18 MW | 10.7 km |