Crystal Lake 3 LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #68 of 122 Wind plants in IA#877 of 1442 nationally

66 MW Wind operating in Winnebago, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

66 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.3469, -93.8917

County

Winnebago, IA

Nearby Plants

FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC
Wind200 MW · 9.8 km
Winnebago Wind Power Project
Wind20 MW · 10.2 km
Golden Plains
Wind199.8 MW · 10.5 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	Crystal Lake 3 LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Crystal Lake 3 LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Crystal Lake 3 LLC is a 66 MW wind power plant located in Winnebago County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Crystal Lake 3 LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the MRO NERC region.

The facility's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-82.5. In its most recent year of operation, Crystal Lake 3 LLC generated 236,622 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.0%. The plant ranks 67th out of 122 power plants in Iowa and 867th out of 1424 plants nationally.

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Engineering & Generators