Forest City Light Plant
Winnebago County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1138 · Operator: City of Forest City- (IA)
Nameplate22MWSummer 21 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,786Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1950Runs 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 | 0.5% | 14,528 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 0.4% | 7,094 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | 0.7% | 7,068 |
| 2004 | 1.1 | 0.6% | 7,132 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 0.7% | 7,349 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 0.4% | 9,503 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | 0.8% | 6,776 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.3% | 9,288 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 9,919 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 9,746 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 15,430 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 7,322 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,440 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,291 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,537 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,493 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,846 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,568 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 10,116 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 10,658 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 10,677 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 9,922 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,500 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,293 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 8,786 |
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 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 1.3 | Jan 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 2.2 | Jan 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.5 | 3.3 | Jan 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 6.3 | 6.1 | Jan 1976 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.7 | 0.7 | Jan 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 7.6 | 7.6 | Apr 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Forest City- (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Forest City- (IA) | 100.0% | 22 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Forest City Solar | 3 MW | 1.5 km |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | 20 MW | 12.3 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | 200 MW | 13.4 km |
| Lake Mills Gas Recovery | 4 MW | 15 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | 150 MW | 16.8 km |
| Lake Mills | 18 MW | 19 km |