La Porte
Black Hawk County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1156 · Operator: La Porte City Utilities
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,185Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2000Runs 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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 1.0% | 10,000 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 1.3% | 10,016 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 14,162 |
| 2005 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.6% | 16,165 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 14,518 |
| 2009 | -0.1 | -0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 24,697 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,786 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.1% | 14,226 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 9,975 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 17,640 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 13,113 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,478 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,118 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 10,994 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,825 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 10,378 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,696 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,694 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,033 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 10,185 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Jul 2013 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Oct 1963 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sep 1956 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: La Porte City Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| La Porte City Utilities | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Waterloo Lundquist | 18 MW | 24.6 km |
| Traer Main | 4 MW | 26.2 km |
| Traer Wind Project | 2 MW | 26.8 km |
| Traer South | 2 MW | 27 km |