Story City
Story County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1188 · Operator: City of Story City - (IA)
Nameplate14MWSummer 14 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,670Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1964Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 19,767 |
| 2003 | 2.2 | 2.0% | 11,087 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 1.0% | 8,625 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 9,159 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.3% | — |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 10,665 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,786 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,386 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 7,826 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 8,299 |
| 2012 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 8,383 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,917 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 11,647 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,898 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 11,039 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,520 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 10,868 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,831 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 9,629 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.8% | 9,974 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.0% | 10,759 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,798 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,887 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 10,670 |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jan 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.5 | 3.1 | May 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.1 | 3.1 | Mar 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1978 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1978 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Story 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 Story City - (IA) | 100.0% | 14 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Story City Wind Project | 2 MW | 2.4 km |
| NCAH Central Utility Plant | 14 MW | 15.7 km |
| POET Biorefining - Jewell | 5 MW | 16.6 km |
| Ames GT | 79 MW | 17.7 km |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | 109 MW | 17.8 km |
| Iowa State University | 40 MW | 17.9 km |