IA Wind Farms
IA state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
| WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 175 | 76 | Adair County |
| Morning Light | 101 | 44 | Adair County |
| Orient I | 102 | 51 | Adair County |
| Orient II | 399 | 193 | Adair County |
| Adams | 154 | 64 | Adams County |
| Southern Hills | 131 | 36 | Adams County |
| Heartland Divide | 104 | 43 | Audubon County |
| Heartland Divide Wind II | 199 | 72 | Audubon County |
| Beaver Creek | 170 | 85 | Boone County |
| Intrepid | 159 | 106 | Buena Vista County |
| Storm Lake I | 109 | 145 | Buena Vista County |
| Carroll | 159 | 100 | Carroll County |
| Rolling Hills | 444 | 193 | Cass County |
| Glaciers Edge | 212 | 82 | Cherokee County |
| Upland Prairie | 299 | 121 | Clay County |
| New Harvest | 100 | 50 | Crawford County |
| Victory | 104 | 66 | Crawford County |
| Lost Lakes Wind Farm | 101 | 61 | Dickinson County |
| Franklin County | 99 | 60 | Franklin County |
| Whispering Willow I | 200 | 121 | Franklin County |
| Whispering Willow North | 201 | 81 | Franklin County |
| Wellsburg | 141 | 60 | Grundy County |
| Eclipse | 200 | 87 | Guthrie County |
| Century | 150 | 100 | Hamilton County |
| Crystal Lake I | 150 | 100 | Hancock County |
| Hancock County Wind Farm | 100 | 148 | Hancock County |
| Garden Wind | 150 | 100 | Hardin County |
| Crane Creek | 99 | 66 | Howard County |
| Ida Grove | 301 | 134 | Ida County |
| Ida Grove II | 202 | 81 | Ida County |
| Diamond Trail | 169 | 46 | Iowa County |
| Kossuth | 152 | 56 | Kossuth County |
| Macksburg | 120 | 51 | Madison County |
| Prairie | 164 | 82 | Mahaska County |
| Laurel | 120 | 52 | Marshall County |
| Vienna | 106 | 45 | Marshall County |
| Pioneer Prairie I | 198 | 120 | Mitchell County |
| Turtle Creek | 199 | 56 | Mitchell County |
| Highland I | 495 | 211 | O'Brien County |
| O'Brien | 250 | 104 | O'Brien County |
| Palo Alto | 250 | 125 | Palo Alto County |
| Plymouth Wind | 203 | 73 | Plymouth County |
| Pomeroy I | 126 | 82 | Pocahontas County |
| Walnut Wind Project | 165 | 102 | Pottawattamie County |
| English Farms | 170 | 69 | Poweshiek County |
| North English | 200 | 100 | Poweshiek County |
| North English II | 140 | 70 | Poweshiek County |
| Intrepid | 161 | 107 | Sac County |
| Richland | 131 | 53 | Sac County |
| Story County | 150 | 100 | Story County |
| Contrail | 112 | 41 | Taylor County |
| Lundgren | 251 | 107 | Webster County |
| Crystal Lake II | 287 | 79 | Winnebago County |
| Golden Plains | 200 | 82 | Winnebago County |
| Barton | 160 | 80 | Worth County |
| Freeborn Wind Energy | 170 | 78 | Worth County |