Birch

OperatingWind

Ranked #104 of 122 Wind plants in IA#1361 of 1442 nationally

1.8 MW Wind operating in Taylor, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

1.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2017

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.7676, -94.4744

County

Taylor, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Birch Power LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Birch Power LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

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About

The Birch wind power plant is located in Taylor County, Iowa. The facility has a total capacity of 1.8 MW and began operating in 2017. Birch Power LLC is the owner and operator. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The turbine has a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbine was manufactured by GE Wind and is model GE1.79-100.

In its most recent year of operation, the Birch plant generated 6,850 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.4%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Birch ranks as the 104th largest power plant in Iowa out of 122, and 1343rd nationally out of 1424 plants.

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