Traer Main
Tama County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1192 · Operator: City of Traer - (IA)
Nameplate4MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate18,815Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1963Runs 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 | 0.2 | 0.6% | 10,210 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 1.0% | 13,313 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 1.7% | 5,044 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 13,899 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 6,964 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.8% | 18,162 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,385 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 22,754 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 26,789 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2015 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2016 | -0 | -0.1% | — |
| 2017 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 18,741 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.2% | — |
| 2022 | -0.1 | -0.3% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 24,143 |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 18,815 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jan 1963 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jan 1963 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.2 | Jan 1970 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.5 | Jan 1969 | Retired Dec 2019 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Traer - (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Traer - (IA) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Traer South | 2 MW | 0.9 km |
| Traer East | 4 MW | 1.2 km |
| Traer Wind Project | 2 MW | 3.9 km |
| Salt Creek Wind | 169 MW | 5 km |
| Vienna Wind Farm | 150 MW | 26 km |
| La Porte | 5 MW | 26.2 km |