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Northern Iowa Windpower II — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 56383
Capacity: 80 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Worth, IA
Operating Since: 2008
Generators: 1
Operator: Avangrid Power LLC
Parent Company: Avangrid
Annual Generation: 130,225 MWh
Capacity Factor: 18.6%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Northern Iowa Windpower II

OperatingWind

Ranked #63 of 122 Wind plants in IA#810 of 1442 nationally

80 MW Wind operating in Worth, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

80 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.3608, -93.2978

County

Worth, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Avangrid Power LLC	Avangrid Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Avangrid Power LLC	Avangrid	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Northern Iowa Windpower II is an 80 MW wind power plant located in Worth County, Iowa. The facility began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. The plant consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority.

The plant's turbines have a hub height of 78 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. The wind turbines were manufactured by Gamesa, model G87-2.0. In the most recent year of data, Northern Iowa Windpower II generated 130,225 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 18.6%. The plant ranks 64th out of 122 wind facilities in Iowa and 807th out of 1424 wind facilities nationally.

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