Wapello Solar LLC

OperatingSolar

Ranked #4 of 31 Solar plants in IA#765 of 7447 nationally

100 MW Solar operating in Louisa, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

100 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2021

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.1562, -91.1746

County

Louisa, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Wapello Solar LLC	Clenera	—
Owner(s)	KKR/GA	Clenera LLC [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Clenera LLC [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Wapello Solar LLC is a 100 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Louisa County, Iowa. The plant, which began operating in 2021, is owned and operated by Wapello Solar LLC. It utilizes a single-axis tracking system to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and is situated within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

In its latest year of operation, Wapello Solar generated 206,273 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.5%. Wapello Solar is the fourth-largest of five solar plants in Iowa and ranks 598th out of 639 solar plants nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific figures are not provided.

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Engineering & Generators