Independence Wind Farm
Wind power plant · Delaware County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
55 MW
Rank in Iowa
#101
of 305 plants
In service since
2021
December 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Independence Wind Energy LLC
- County
- Delaware County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.22%
- Rank among wind plants in Iowa
- #70 of 123
- EIA plant code
- 64183
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWE | Onshore Wind Turbine | 55 MW | 54 MW | 2021 | 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
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | Wind | 66 MW |
| Saratoga Wind Farm | Wind | 66 MW |
| Red Rock Hydro Plant | Hydro | 55 MW |
| Streeter Station | Natural gas | 52 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 55 MW solar plant and a 55 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