Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac
Polk County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 50932 · Operator: Des Moines Metro WRF
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%other units, summer MW
Heat rate4,458Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015
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), other 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 | 11.3 | 73.0% | — |
| 2002 | 10.9 | 38.1% | 18,954 |
| 2003 | 13 | 89.8% | 19,050 |
| 2004 | 11.3 | 77.8% | 19,546 |
| 2005 | 12.4 | 86.0% | 19,521 |
| 2006 | 13.5 | 93.5% | 15,629 |
| 2007 | 9.5 | 60.5% | — |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 54.5% | — |
| 2009 | 7.9 | 50.0% | — |
| 2010 | 9.6 | 61.1% | — |
| 2011 | 12.3 | 78.3% | — |
| 2012 | 10.7 | 67.6% | — |
| 2013 | 13.3 | 84.6% | — |
| 2014 | 12.4 | 78.5% | — |
| 2015 | 14.6 | 60.8% | — |
| 2016 | 22.3 | 66.1% | — |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 30.3% | 4,392 |
| 2018 | 14.3 | 58.3% | 4,402 |
| 2019 | 16.2 | 64.3% | 4,375 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 6.0% | 4,302 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4,459 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4,461 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4,440 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4,464 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 4,458 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72-04 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Sep 2015 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 72-05 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Sep 2015 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jul 1991 | Retired Aug 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jul 1991 | Retired Aug 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jul 1991 | Retired Aug 2016 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Des Moines Metro WRF. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Des Moines Metro WRF | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Greater Des Moines | 576 MW | 3.1 km |
| Pleasant Hill | 180 MW | 3.3 km |
| Anderson Erickson | 2 MW | 3.5 km |
| River Hills | 128 MW | 5.5 km |
| Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines | 8 MW | 6.1 km |
| Sycamore (IA) | 158 MW | 14.8 km |