Plant lifecycle
Application
Feasibility
Construction
Testing
Operating
Nameplate capacity
760 MW
Fuel
Wind
Onshore wind turbine
State
IA
Story
Status
Operating
In service since
Not reported in EIA snapshot
Sector
—
BA MISO
Emissions footprint
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Plant facts
OperatingCapacity contribution
760 MWThis unit alone represents 0.76 GW of nameplate capacity.
Geographic context
IALocated in IA, Story County near 42.05, -93.62.
Operating timeline
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Profile summary
Prairie Wind Project is a 760 MW wind unit operated as part of the US generator fleet. It dispatches into balancing authority MISO.
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