Highland Wind Project (IA)
A 502 MW wind power plant in O'Brien, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Co, commissioned in 2015.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 58883Wind
Nameplate capacity
502 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2015
Time in queue (2007→2015)
8.7 yrs
Owner
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
O'Brien, Iowa
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
1,648.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
7
This facility was matched to a MISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2007, commercial operation 2015 — 8.7 years in the queue. See the MISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 549.9 | |
| 2016 | 1,809.7 | |
| 2017 | 1,726.1 | |
| 2018 | 1,545.2 | |
| 2019 | 1,461.1 | |
| 2020 | 1,518.4 | |
| 2021 | 1,607.2 | |
| 2022 | 1,872.7 | |
| 2023 | 1,616.4 | |
| 2024 | 1,648.1 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primghar | Oil | 2 MW | ~3 km |
| O'Brien Wind | Wind | 250.3 MW | ~14 km |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | ~25 km |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | Wind | 211.7 MW | ~26 km |
| Upland Prairie | Wind | 299.3 MW | ~29 km |
| Storm Lake II | Wind | 80.2 MW | ~33 km |
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