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Villisca Municipal Power Plant

Villisca Municipal Power Plant is a 4.0 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Montgomery County, Iowa, operated by City of Villisca - (IA).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1936 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJan 2002 (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
5Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upJun 2003
6Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upJun 2003
1Petroleum Liquids0.8 MW RetiredJul 1948Jan 2002
4Petroleum Liquids0.6 MW RetiredJul 1939Jan 2002
2Petroleum Liquids0.3 MW RetiredJul 1936Jan 2002
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.3 MW RetiredJul 1936Jan 2002

Plant details

Operator
City of Villisca - (IA)
Location
Montgomery County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 4.0 MW
Retired: 2.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 1936
EIA plant ID
1193

Location

40.9315, -94.9855

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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