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GAS POWER PLANTS

Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is a 180 MW operating gas power plant in Polk County, Iowa, operated by MidAmerican Energy Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1990 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine97 MW OperatingJun 1994
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine41 MW OperatingJun 1990
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine41 MW OperatingJun 1990

Plant details

Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
Polk County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 180 MW
First unit online
Jun 1990
EIA plant ID
7145

Location

41.5572, -93.5242

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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