Sac County Wind, LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #65 of 122 Wind plants in IA#812 of 1442 nationally

80 MW Wind operating in Sac, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

80 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2021

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.3916, -95.1913

County

Sac, IA

Nearby Plants

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Intrepid
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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	Sac County Wind	NextEra Energy Inc	—
Owner(s)	Sac County Wind	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Sac County Wind, LLC is an 80 MW wind power plant located in Sac County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Sac County Wind, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The facility utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.82-127.

In its most recent year of operation, Sac County Wind generated 321,002 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.9%. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority. Sac County Wind ranks 65th out of 122 wind plants in Iowa, and 810th out of 1424 nationally. The plant resides within the MRO NERC region.

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