Query
Ames GT
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Ames GT
Generated
2026-10-14T06:50:02.541Z

Briefing on Ames GT

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 14, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
79 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1972
Operating since
2
Generators
0.1%
Capacity factor
0 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Ames GT is a 79 MW Petroleum Liquids asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Ames GT is reported in Iowa since 1972 under City of Ames - (IA). Available operating and financial measures include 0.1% capacity factor and 0 GWh annual generation; $765/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Story, Iowa
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Owner / parent
City of Ames - (IA)
Operator
City of Ames - (IA)
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
6463

What stands out

1

Ames GT is a 79 MW Petroleum Liquids asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 0.1% capacity factor and 0 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $765/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Ames may build an $84M power plant with 3 generators. What happens to the current facility?” (The Ames Tribune, 2025-08-08).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#2 of 88
National rank
#47 of 825

Why it matters

For this asset in MISO (Midcontinent), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.