Crosswind Energy Project

OperatingWind

Ranked #79 of 122 Wind plants in IA#1087 of 1442 nationally

21 MW Wind operating in Palo Alto, IA — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

21 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2007

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.0475, -94.9228

County

Palo Alto, IA

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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	Junction Hilltop Management LLC	Clearway Energy Group	—
Owner(s)	Crosswind Holdco LLC	NRG Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Crosswind Energy Project is a 21 MW wind power plant located in Palo Alto County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned by NRG Energy, with Junction Hilltop Management LLC as the listed operator per EIA data. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The turbines have a hub height of 79 meters and a rotor diameter of 88 meters, and are manufactured by Suzlon, model S88.

In the most recent year of reported data, the Crosswind Energy Project generated 55,271 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.0%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of size, the Crosswind Energy Project is ranked as the 79th largest wind farm in Iowa out of 122, and 1074th nationally out of 1424.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators