Pleasant Hill power station

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Pleasant Hill power station is an operating power station of at least 179-megawatts (MW) in Pleasant Hill, Polk, Iowa, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pleasant Hill power station Pleasant Hill, Polk, Iowa, United States 41.5572, -93.5242 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3: 41.5572, -93.5242

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[1][2][3] fossil gas: natural gas [99%], fossil liquids: fuel oil [1%][4][3] 41.4[1][2][3] gas turbine[1][2] no[1] 1990[1][3] no
2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas [99%], fossil liquids: fuel oil [1%][4] 41.4[1][3] gas turbine[1][3] no[1] 1990[1][3] no
3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas [99%], fossil liquids: fuel oil [1%][4][3] 97[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1994[1] no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 MidAmerican Energy Co [100%][5] Berkshire Hathaway Inc [100.0%]
2 MidAmerican Energy Co [100%][5] Berkshire Hathaway Inc [100.0%]
3 MidAmerican Energy Co [100%][5] Berkshire Hathaway Inc [100.0%]

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Financing

| Berkshire Hathaway Inc.[100.0%][6][7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2026-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://www.gridinfo.com/plant/pleasant-hill/7145. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221108115238/https://search.gleif.org/. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "www.brkenergy.com/investors/financial-filings.aspx?c=nve". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021.

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