Great Pathfinder Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #16 of 122 Wind plants in IA#219 of 1442 nationally

224.4 MW Wind operating in Hamilton, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

224.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.2162, -93.8760

County

Hamilton, 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	Great Pathfinder Wind	Apex Clean Energy	—
Owner(s)	Great Pathfinder Wind	ERG	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Great Pathfinder Wind is a 224.4 MW wind farm located in Hamilton County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2023 and is owned and operated by Great Pathfinder Wind, a subsidiary of the Italian energy company ERG. It ranks as the 16th largest wind farm in Iowa (out of 54) and 215th largest nationally (out of 734). The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. Key engineering specifications include a wind turbine hub height of 98 meters and a rotor diameter of 140 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE3.4-140.

In its most recent year of operation, Great Pathfinder Wind generated 809,711 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.3%. The plant is located within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, which operates the regional transmission organization (RTO) and integrated system operator (ISO) in the region.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators