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Morning Light Wind Farm — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 57875
Capacity: 110.9 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Adair, IA
Operating Since: 2012
Generators: 1
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Annual Generation: 413,327 MWh
Capacity Factor: 42.5%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Morning Light Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #50 of 122 Wind plants in IA#647 of 1442 nationally

110.9 MW Wind operating in Adair, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

110.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

1

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.4542, -94.5751

County

Adair, 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

Morning Light Wind Farm is a 110.9 MW wind power facility located in Adair County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region. It ranks 50th out of 54 wind farms in Iowa and 640th out of 734 nationally.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 129 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, model SG2.38 - 129. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 413,327 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 42.5%. The installed cost of the facility was $1600.77 per kW, according to FERC data.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

345 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

35.9K MWh

Latest Month

413.3K MWh

Annual Generation

42.5%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$2,382/kW

Installed Cost

MidAmerican Energy Company

Reporting Utility

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

MEC.MORNLIGHT

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·wildfire

Red Flag Warning: Sac; Calhoun; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Cass; Adair; Madison

Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 9:44AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Red Flag Warning (hazard)

NWS Des Moines IA·5 days ago

Surge Announces Former Berkshire Hathaway Energy Executive Mr. Richard Weech Joins the Board as an Independent Director

Surge Announces Former Berkshire Hathaway Energy Executive Mr. Richard Weech Joins the Board as an Independent Director

West Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - Surge Battery Metals Inc. TSXV:NILI (OTCQX: NILIF) (FSE: DJ5) (the...

TradingView·1 weeks ago

Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp, citing liquidity, sells Washington assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp, citing liquidity, sells Washington assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway , is selling wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in...

Reuters·3 weeks ago

Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp, citing liquidity, sells Washington assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp, citing liquidity, sells Washington assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway , is selling wind, natural gas generation and distribution assets and infrastructure in...

Reuters·3 weeks ago

Last updated 2026-03-21

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