West Bend
Palo Alto County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1199 · Operator: City of West Bend
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate14,676Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1954Runs 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 | 0.5% | 11,560 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,768 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.7% | 11,691 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,012 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,085 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 10,113 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 15,001 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.1% | 25,158 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,234 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,182 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,234 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,564 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 18,429 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,833 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 16,458 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,063 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 15,606 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 15,889 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,636 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.6% | 14,536 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 22,191 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 14,505 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 21,489 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,676 |
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 | 1.1 | 1 | Aug 1959 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Dec 1954 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.2 | 2 | Nov 1973 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.5 | 2.5 | Jul 2013 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of West Bend. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of West Bend | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Kossuth County Wind | 70 MW | 25.5 km |
| Kossuth | 152 MW | 26 km |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | 2 MW | 26.1 km |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | 340 MW | 28.5 km |