Query
Emery Station
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Emery Station
Generated
2026-09-19T03:49:28.824Z

Briefing on Emery Station

Entity Briefing
Generated Sep 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
603 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2004
Operating since
3
Generators
46.5%
Capacity factor
2455 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Emery Station is a 603 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Emery Station is reported in Iowa since 2004 under Alliant Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 46.5% capacity factor and 2455 GWh annual generation; $699/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Owner / parent
Alliant Energy
Operator
Interstate Power and Light Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
8031

What stands out

1

Emery Station is a 603 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 46.5% capacity factor and 2455 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $21.1/MWh OpEx, $699/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Alliant Energy utility wants to demonstrate nation’s first CO2-based long-duration ‘energy dome’” (Utility Dive, 2024-08-20).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#2 of 37
National rank
#412 of 2,025

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.