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2.3 MW Wind operating in Kossuth, IA — Southwest Power Pool
2.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.0349, -94.1409
County
Kossuth, IA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Algona - (IA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Algona - (IA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project is a 2.3 MW wind power plant located in Kossuth County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2000 and is owned and operated by the City of Algona. It consists of a single onshore wind turbine. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
The facility's wind turbine has a hub height of 50 meters and a rotor diameter of 50 meters. The turbine was manufactured by Zond and is model Z50. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 4,581 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 22.7%. The Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority. It is ranked 101st out of 122 wind plants in Iowa and 1297th out of 1424 wind plants nationally. The plant is located within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
395 MWh
Latest Month
4.6K MWh
Annual Generation
22.7%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $4.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Kossuth Wind Farm · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Alliant Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUEALGONAMUNALGONA_1_UNIT_RA
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility