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Palo Alto Wind Farm — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 63053
Capacity: 340 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Palo Alto, IA
Operating Since: 2020
Generators: 2
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Annual Generation: 1,454,330 MWh
Capacity Factor: 48.9%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Palo Alto Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #6 of 122 Wind plants in IA#60 of 1442 nationally

340 MW Wind operating in Palo Alto, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

340 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.1936, -94.5465

County

Palo Alto, 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

Located in Palo Alto County, Iowa, the Palo Alto Wind Farm is a 340 MW wind energy facility that commenced operations in 2020. The plant utilizes two onshore wind turbine generators and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. The facility's turbines are Vestas V110-2.0 models, with a rotor diameter of 110 meters and a hub height of 95 meters. The Palo Alto Wind Farm ranks as the 4th largest wind farm in Iowa out of 54, and 55th nationally out of 734.

The wind farm operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the NERC MRO region. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,454,330 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 48.9%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1654.5 per kW, as reported to FERC.

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

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

145.0K MWh

Latest Month

1.5M MWh

Annual Generation

48.9%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$1,668/kW

Installed Cost

MidAmerican Energy Company

Reporting Utility

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Palo Alto Wind Farm · 345 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

MidAmerican Energy

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

MEC.PALOALTO1

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

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Business Wire·1 years ago

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Berkshire Hathaway IPP secures energy storage offtake agreements with California community electricity provider

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Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago

General

Berkshire Hathaway IPP secures energy storage offtake agreements with California community electricity provider

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Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago

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