Lakota Wind Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #85 of 123 Wind plants in IA#1152 of 1444 nationally

10.5 MW Wind operating in Kossuth, IA — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

10.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.8446, -115.0367

County

Kossuth, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	—
Owner(s)	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Iowa Lakes Electric Coop

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About

Lakota Wind Wind Farm is a 10.5 MW wind power plant located in Kossuth County, Iowa. The facility began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Iowa Lakes Electric Coop. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The turbine has a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 77 meters. The turbine was manufactured by GE Wind and is model GE1.5-77.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, Lakota Wind generated 34,732 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 37.7%. Lakota Wind ranks as the 84th largest wind farm in Iowa out of 122, and 1138th nationally out of 1424.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

SPP

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization

Balancing Authority

Generation

3.0K MWh

Latest Month

34.7K MWh

Annual Generation

37.7%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesLOW

2013

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,895/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $19.9M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

SPP

LMP Node

WAUE.BEPM.LAKOTA

Pricing Hub

SPP North Hub

Location Type

Settlement Location

Node Source

Curated node match

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