Power plants in Story County, Iowa
16 operating power plants in Story County, Iowa, with 420 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Largest power plants in Story County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FPL Energy Story Wind LLCWind | 150 | 538 | 40.9% |
| 2 | Ames Electric Services Power PlantNatural gas | 109 | 285 | 29.9% |
| 3 | Ames GTOil | 79 | −0.1 | – |
| 4 | Iowa State UniversityNatural gas | 40 | 80.9 | 23.2% |
| 5 | Story CityOil | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3% |
| 6 | NCAH Central Utility PlantNatural gas | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Michelangelo Wind 3 LLCWind | 3.0 | 9.9 | 37.6% |
| 8 | Optimum Wind 5 LLCWind | 3.0 | 8.7 | 33.0% |
| 9 | Optimum Wind 6 LLCWind | 3.0 | 9.5 | 36.0% |
| 10 | Optimum Wind 7 LLCWind | 3.0 | 9.2 | 35.2% |
| 11 | Optimum Wind 4 LLCWind | 3.0 | 8.2 | 31.4% |
| 12 | Optimum Wind 3 LLCWind | 3.0 | 7.4 | 28.1% |
| 13 | Michelangelo Wind 1 LLCWind | 3.0 | 10.2 | 38.9% |
| 14 | IA - City of Ames - Airport RoadSolar | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.2% |
| 15 | Story City Wind ProjectWind | 1.5 | 5.2 | 39.3% |
| 16 | ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar ProjectSolar | 1.4 | 2.5 | 20.4% |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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