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Eclipse Wind Farm — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 57873
Capacity: 207.1 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Guthrie, IA
Operating Since: 2012
Generators: 1
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Annual Generation: 831,978 MWh
Capacity Factor: 46.0%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Eclipse Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #19 of 122 Wind plants in IA#249 of 1442 nationally

207.1 MW Wind operating in Guthrie, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

207.1 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.5547, -94.6850

County

Guthrie, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	MidAmerican Energy Co	MidAmerican Energy	—
Owner(s)	MidAmerican Energy Co	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Eclipse Wind Farm is a 207.1 MW wind power plant located in Guthrie County, Iowa. The facility began operating in 2012 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SG2.38-129 onshore wind turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 129 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

The wind farm operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 831,978 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 46.0%. Eclipse Wind Farm ranks as the 19th largest wind farm in Iowa out of 54, and 245th nationally out of 734. The plant's installed cost was $1662.46 per kW, according to FERC data.

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