Primghar
O'Brien County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1177 · Operator: City of Primghar - (IA)
×2 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2022)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2024
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,284 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,684 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,693 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,165 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 2024 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.1 | 0.1 | Aug 1938 | Retired Jul 2004 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1972 | Retired Dec 2022 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | May 1992 | Retired Dec 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Primghar - (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Primghar - (IA) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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