Osceola Windpower LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56645
- Capacity
- 98.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Osceola, IA
- Operating Since
- 2008
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Osceola Windpower LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 393,767 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 45.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Osceola Windpower LLC
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #57 of 122 Wind plants in IA#770 of 1442 nationally
98.2 MW Wind operating in Osceola, IA — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
98.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.4303, -95.4167
County
Osceola, IA
Nearby Plants
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- Lake ParkDistillate Oil4 MW · 8.2 km
- Flying Cloud Power Partners LLCWind43.5 MW · 10.8 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Osceola Windpower LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Osceola Windpower LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Osceola Windpower LLC is a 98.2 MW wind power plant located in Osceola County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Osceola Windpower LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The facility utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the plant uses GE2.5-116 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 116 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In the most recent year of reported data, Osceola Windpower LLC generated 393,767 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.8%. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Osceola Windpower LLC is ranked as the 57th largest wind plant in Iowa out of 122, and the 762nd largest in the United States out of 1424.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
39.3K MWh
Latest Month
393.8K MWh
Annual Generation
45.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Endeavor Wind · 161 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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