Garden Wind LLC

OperatingWindGEM: retired

Ranked #43 of 122 Wind plants in IA#503 of 1442 nationally

150 MW Wind operating in Hardin, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

150 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.2244, -93.3736

County

Hardin, 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	Garden Wind LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Garden Wind LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

About

Garden Wind LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Hardin County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Garden Wind LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) and falls within the MRO NERC region.

The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-91. In its most recent year of operation, Garden Wind LLC generated 375,166 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 28.7%. Garden Wind LLC ranks as the 43rd largest power plant in Iowa out of 54, and 512th nationally out of 734 plants.

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Engineering & Generators