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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Tipton

Tipton is a 9.3 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Cedar County, Iowa, operated by City of Tipton - (IA).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 1955 (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
5Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingJan 2011
6Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingJan 2011
7Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingJan 2019
1APetroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingFeb 2001
2Petroleum Liquids1.3 MW OperatingApr 1971
3Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW RetiredApr 1971Dec 2019
4Petroleum Liquids0.3 MW RetiredNov 1955Jul 2016
5APetroleum Liquids1.2 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
City of Tipton - (IA)
Location
Cedar County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 9.3 MW
Retired: 1.6 MW
Cancelled: 1.2 MW
First unit online
Nov 1955
EIA plant ID
8106

Location

41.7717, -91.1321

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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