Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project
Wind power plant · Kossuth County, Iowa
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in Iowa
#253
of 305 plants
In service since
2000
June 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- City of Algona - (IA)
- County
- Kossuth County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among wind plants in Iowa
- #102 of 123
- EIA plant code
- 7966
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDWG | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2000 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 2.3 MW solar plant and a 2.3 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