United States › Power plants › Oil-fired power plants › Iowa
OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTSWhittemore
Whittemore is a 1.6 MW retired oil-fired power plant in Kossuth County, Iowa, operated by City of Whittemore - (IA).
Plant statusClosed
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- OperatingAug 1956 (completed)
- ClosedJul 2018 (current stage)
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | Retired |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | Retired |
Plant details
- Operator
- City of Whittemore - (IA)
- Location
- Kossuth County, Iowa
- Balancing authority
- MISO
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Capacity
- Retired: 1.6 MW
- First unit online
- Aug 1956
- EIA plant ID
- 1201
Location
43.0644, -94.4219
Nearby power plants
- West BendOil-fired power plants · 6.7 MW · 7.2 mi
- AlgonaOil-fired power plants · 16.1 MW · 9.2 mi
- Poet Bioprocessing EmmetsburgGas power plants · 3.5 MW · 11.3 mi
- Palo Alto Wind FarmWind farms · 340 MW · 11.7 mi
- Iowa Distributed Wind Generation ProjectWind farms · 2.3 MW · 14.4 mi
- Kossuth County WindWind farms · 70.0 MW · 15.5 mi
- KossuthWind farms · 152 MW · 15.6 mi
- BancroftOil-fired power plants · 4.2 MW · 18.8 mi
- GraettingerOil-fired power plants · 3.1 MW · 20.5 mi
- Crosswind Energy ProjectWind farms · 21.0 MW · 25.3 mi
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