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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Traer Main

Traer Main is a 3.5 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Tama County, Iowa, operated by City of Traer - (IA).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1963 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2019 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
6Petroleum Liquids1.3 MW Standby / back-upJan 1970
3Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW Standby / back-upJan 1963
4Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW Standby / back-upJan 1963
5Petroleum Liquids0.6 MW RetiredJan 1969Dec 2019

Plant details

Operator
City of Traer - (IA)
Location
Tama County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 3.5 MW
Retired: 0.6 MW
First unit online
Jan 1963
EIA plant ID
1192

Location

42.1926, -92.4636

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem