Villisca Municipal Power Plant
Montgomery County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1193 · Operator: City of Villisca - (IA)
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,364Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs 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 | — | — |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 10,526 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,747 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,313 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,333 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,000 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 9,078 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 16,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,083 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,440 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,333 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,867 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,917 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,800 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,781 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,593 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,560 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,615 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,286 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,364 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jun 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jul 1948 | Retired Jan 2002 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 1936 | Retired Jan 2002 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 1936 | Retired Jan 2002 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jul 1939 | Retired Jan 2002 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Villisca - (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Villisca - (IA) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Corning | 7 MW | 21.9 km |
| Adams Wind | 154 MW | 26.4 km |
| Contrail Wind Farm | 112 MW | 32.1 km |
| Rolling Hills Wind Farm | 484 MW | 34.4 km |
| Lenox | 6 MW | 36.3 km |