West Liberty
Muscatine County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 1200 · Operator: City of West Liberty - (IA)
×3 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2020)
Nameplate14MWSummer 13 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate13,534Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1982Runs 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 | 0.4 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0.6 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 0.6% | 11,542 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 0.5% | 13,014 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 25,476 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 12,065 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,296 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 13,040 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 15,419 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 12,699 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 12,700 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 13,254 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 15,483 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,081 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 13,866 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,180 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,634 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 13,300 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 14,239 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 12,857 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,051 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | 13,211 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 13,534 |
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 | 3 | 2.7 | Feb 1982 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 5.5 | 5 | May 2004 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 5.5 | 5 | May 2004 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.7 | Jun 1948 | Retired Jan 2011 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.5 | 2.1 | Oct 1974 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of West Liberty - (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of West Liberty - (IA) | 100.0% | 14 MW |
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