Plymouth Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #21 of 122 Wind plants in IA#263 of 1442 nationally

202.7 MW Wind operating in Plymouth, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

202.7 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.8244, -95.9293

County

Plymouth, IA

Nearby Plants

Glaciers Edge Wind Project
Wind211.7 MW · 13.4 km

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	MidAmerican Energy Co	Invenergy LLC [100%]	—
Owner(s)	MidAmerican Energy Co	Invenergy LLC [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Plymouth Wind is a 202.7 MW wind farm located in Plymouth County, Iowa. The facility, which began operating in 2022, is owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The wind farm is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region. Plymouth Wind ranks as the 21st largest wind farm in Iowa out of 54, and 258th nationally out of 734.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.82-127. In its most recent year of operation, Plymouth Wind generated 799,637 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 45.1%. The installed cost of the facility was $1798.85 per kW, according to FERC data.

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Engineering & Generators