O'Brien Wind
A 250.3 MW wind power plant in O'Brien, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Co, commissioned in 2016.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 60326Wind
Nameplate capacity
250.3 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2016
Time in queue (2013→2017)
4.6 yrs
Owner
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
O'Brien, Iowa
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
875.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
3
This facility was matched to a MISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2013, commercial operation 2017 — 4.6 years in the queue. See the MISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 224.9 | |
| 2017 | 895.8 | |
| 2018 | 814.6 | |
| 2019 | 750.5 | |
| 2020 | 803.3 | |
| 2021 | 822 | |
| 2022 | 987.1 | |
| 2023 | 834.6 | |
| 2024 | 875.9 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primghar | Oil | 2 MW | ~13 km |
| Highland Wind Project (IA) | Wind | 502 MW | ~14 km |
| Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | ~17 km |
| Allendorf | Wind | 5.8 MW | ~22 km |
| Upland Prairie | Wind | 299.3 MW | ~22 km |
| Sibley No Two | Oil | 1.1 MW | ~24 km |
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