Rippey Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57830
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Greene, IA
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 154,422 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 35.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Rippey Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #70 of 122 Wind plants in IA#944 of 1442 nationally
50 MW Wind operating in Greene, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.9935, -94.2143
County
Greene, IA
Nearby Plants
- Beaver Creek WindWind340 MW · 12.3 km
- Junction Hilltop Wind FarmWind8 MW · 12.4 km
- Grand JunctionDistillate Oil1.7 MW · 13.5 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 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | RPM Access LLC (RPMA) | — |
| Owner(s) | Chevelle Wind Iowa LLC, RPMA Wind Holding I LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Rippey Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind power plant located in Greene County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses Nordex N100 wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 100 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 154,422 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 35.2%. Rippey Wind Farm is ranked 70th out of 122 wind plants in Iowa, and 941st out of 1424 nationally. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
13.7K MWh
Latest Month
154.4K MWh
Annual Generation
35.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rippey Wind Farm · 161 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Greenbacker Renewable Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
ALTW.RIPPEY1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
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Red Flag Warning: Sac; Calhoun; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Cass; Adair; Madison
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Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Des Moines IA·5 days ago
Industry·other
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Iowa Capital Dispatch·2 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
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Central Iowa Power Cooperative (operator)
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