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Wellsburg Wind Project — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 58886
Capacity: 140.8 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Grundy, IA
Operating Since: 2014
Generators: 1
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Annual Generation: 468,726 MWh
Capacity Factor: 38.0%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Wellsburg Wind Project

OperatingWind

Ranked #44 of 122 Wind plants in IA#559 of 1442 nationally

140.8 MW Wind operating in Grundy, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

140.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

1

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.3927, -92.9618

County

Grundy, 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

The Wellsburg Wind Project is a 140.8 MW wind power plant located in Grundy County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2014 and utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. The wind turbines are manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.346-108, with a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 108 meters.

The Wellsburg Wind Project is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. The plant's latest annual generation was 468,726 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 38.0%. The installed cost of the plant was $1,704.63 per kW, according to FERC data. The Wellsburg Wind Project ranks 44th out of 54 wind plants in Iowa and 553rd out of 734 wind plants nationally.

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

161 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

35.4K MWh

Latest Month

468.7K MWh

Annual Generation

38.0%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$1,811/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.WELLSBURG

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

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Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago

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