Hawkeye Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57832
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Bremer, IA
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 173,276 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 56.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Hawkeye Wind Farm
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #77 of 122 Wind plants in IA#1004 of 1442 nationally
35 MW Wind operating in Bremer, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
35 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
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 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | RPG Elk/Hawkeye Investco, LLC, RPMA Wind Holding II | Greenbacker Renewable Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Hawkeye Wind Farm is a 35 MW wind power facility located in Bremer County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The facility ranks 77th out of 122 wind plants in Iowa and 995th nationally out of 1424.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 100 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.5-127. In its most recent year of operation, Hawkeye Wind Farm generated 173,276 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 56.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.
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
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
14.3K MWh
Latest Month
173.3K MWh
Annual Generation
56.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Bethel Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
3.721 km
Operator
ITC
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
ALTW.HAWKEYE1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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