Solar farms in Iowa
35 operating solar farms in Iowa with 697 MW of solar capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
35
Solar capacity
697 MW
Net generation, 2025
1.29 TWh
33 of 35 plants reported
Largest solar farms in Iowa
| # | Plant | Solar MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleasant Creek Unit 2Linn County | 150 | 274 | 20.8% |
| 2 | Wever Solar (150MW)Lee County · Solar and battery storage | 150 | 260 | 19.8% |
| 3 | Wapello Solar LLCLouisa County | 100 | 206 | 23.5% |
| 4 | Holliday Creek SolarWebster County | 100 | 209 | 23.9% |
| 5 | Pleasant Creek Unit 1Linn County | 50 | 98.1 | 22.4% |
| 6 | Creston Solar (50 MW)Union County | 50 | 97.0 | 22.1% |
| 7 | Arbor Hill SolarAdair County | 25 | 45.1 | 20.6% |
| 8 | Franklin County SolarFranklin County | 7.0 | 13.2 | 21.5% |
| 9 | Grinnell Customer Hosted SolarPoweshiek County | 5.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 10 | Cedar Rapids Community SolarLinn County | 4.5 | 8.7 | 22.0% |
| 11 | Neal Energy Center SolarWoodbury County | 4.0 | 7.5 | 21.3% |
| 12 | Grinnell CollegePoweshiek County | 3.9 | 3.8 | 11.2% |
| 13 | West Dubuque SolarDubuque County | 3.8 | 6.3 | 19.0% |
| 14 | Waverly Solar - (IA)Bremer County | 3.6 | – | – |
| 15 | Indianola SolarWarren County | 3.4 | – | – |
| 16 | Forest City SolarWinnebago County | 3.0 | 4.6 | 17.6% |
| 17 | Waterloo Solar (IA)Black Hawk County | 3.0 | 5.7 | 21.8% |
| 18 | Johnson County Hills SolarJohnson County | 3.0 | 5.7 | 21.5% |
| 19 | REG Mason City SolarCerro Gordo County | 2.6 | 4.1 | 18.0% |
| 20 | Douglas (IA)Mitchell County | 2.5 | 0.8 | – |
| 21 | Little CedarMitchell County | 2.5 | 0.1 | – |
| 22 | Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25MW SolarLucas County | 2.3 | 4.3 | 21.2% |
| 23 | IA - City of Ames - Airport RoadStory County | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.2% |
| 24 | Eastern Iowa SolarMuscatine County | 1.8 | 2.4 | 15.3% |
| 25 | Bloomfield Municipal Utilities SolarDavis County | 1.6 | 1.9 | 13.8% |
| 26 | Cedar Falls Solar FarmBlack Hawk County | 1.5 | 2.4 | 18.4% |
| 27 | Maple CityMitchell County | 1.5 | 3.0 | 22.9% |
| 28 | DPC MadisonWinneshiek County | 1.5 | 2.8 | 21.3% |
| 29 | ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar ProjectStory County | 1.4 | 2.5 | 20.4% |
| 30 | Creston School Customer Hosted SolarUnion County | 1.4 | 1.4 | – |
| 31 | Strawberry Point DPC SolarClayton County | 1.3 | 2.2 | 18.9% |
| 32 | Clinton SchoolsClinton County | 1.3 | 0.0 | – |
| 33 | Fareway Customer Hosted 1 MW SolarBoone County | 1.0 | 1.9 | 21.6% |
| 34 | Perry Customer Hosted 1MW Solar ProjectDallas County | 1.0 | 1.9 | 21.2% |
| 35 | Osage (IA)Mitchell County · Wind and solar | 0.8 | 5.5 | 3.3% |
Projects where solar is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is solar nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources