Kossuth County Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #67 of 123 Wind plants in IA#868 of 1444 nationally

70 MW Wind operating in Kossuth, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

70 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.0367, -94.1158

County

Kossuth, IA

Nearby Plants

Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project
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Kossuth
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Algona
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Status

Latest milestonepermit denied · 2024-11Radio Iowa · 2026-02-28

Expected COD2026Northwest Iowa Now · 2025-11-17

Delay reasonpermittingRadio Iowa · 2026-02-28

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Kossuth County Wind, LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Kossuth County Wind, LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperAlliant Energy±Radio Iowa · 2026-02-28

About

Kossuth County Wind is a 70 MW wind power plant located in Kossuth County, Iowa. The facility, which began operating in 2022, is owned and operated by Kossuth County Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.82-127, with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Kossuth County Wind generated 283,176 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.3%. The plant holds a rank of 66 out of 122 wind facilities in Iowa, and a national rank of 857 out of 1424. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $29.95 per MWh, as reported to FERC.

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Engineering & Generators