Power plant · Iowa, United States
Riverside Power Plant
Riverside Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Iowa, United States, with 141 MW of capacity, operated by MidAmerican Energy Company.
Grid connection
It closed in 2021, which freed up a 141 MW grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of MidAmerican Energy Company, unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Iowa | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1949 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2021 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MidAmerican Energy Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 141 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | MidAmerican Energy Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 69 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.5400, -90.4481 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Riverside is the 16th-largest of 19 power plants in Iowa and the 922nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 141 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 16th of 19 | 9,232 MW | 1.5% |
| United States | 922nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,159th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneseo Communications Inc | Data center | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Linwood Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 21 km |
| Davenport Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 23 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from MidAmerican Energy Company
- Quad Cities Generating Station2,019 MW
- Walter Scott Jr Energy Center1,648 MW
- Louisa812 MW
- Ottumwa726 MW
- George Neal South696 MW
- Cordova Energy611 MW
- George Neal North584 MW
- Greater Des Moines576 MW
Other power plants in Iowa
- Walter Scott Jr Energy Center1,648 MW
- Louisa812 MW
- Ottumwa726 MW
- Marshalltown Generating Station709 MW
- George Neal South696 MW
- Emery Station603 MW
- George Neal North584 MW
- Greater Des Moines576 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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