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ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 67098
Capacity: 1.4 MW
Primary Fuel: Solar
Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
Status: Operating
Location: Story, IA
Operating Since: 2024
Generators: 1
Operator: Interstate Power and Light Co
Parent Company: Alliant Energy
Annual Generation: 1,602 MWh
Capacity Factor: 13.0%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project

OperatingSolar

Ranked #26 of 31 Solar plants in IA#6347 of 7447 nationally

1.4 MW Solar operating in Story, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

1.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.9792, -93.6563

County

Story, IA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Interstate Power and Light Co	Interstate Power and Light	—
Owner(s)	Interstate Power and Light Co	Alliant Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project is a 1.4 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Story County, Iowa. The plant began operating in 2024 and is owned by Alliant Energy and operated by Interstate Power and Light Co. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.

The plant's latest annual generation was 1,602 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 13.0%. It operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. The ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project is ranked as the 27th largest solar plant in Iowa out of 31, and 5955th nationally out of 7108. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.

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