Nameplate capacity
301 MW
Rank in Iowa
#16
of 305 plants
In service since
2016
September 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- MidAmerican Energy Co
- County
- Ida County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.21%
- Rank among wind plants in Iowa
- #8 of 123
- EIA plant code
- 60342
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGWF2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 120 MW | 120 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| IGWF3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 93 MW | 93 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| IGWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | 61 MW | 60 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| IGWF4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 28 MW | 28 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Iowa
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | Wind | 340 MW |
| Arbor Hill Wind Farm | Wind | 310 MW |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Wind | 300 MW |
| Upland Prairie | Wind | 299 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 301 MW solar plant and a 301 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Iowa power plants · What Iowa actually generates