Orient Wind Farm
A 500.8 MW wind power plant in Adair, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Co, commissioned in 2018.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 61077Wind
Nameplate capacity
500.8 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2018
Time in queue (2015→2017)
1.9 yrs
Owner
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
Adair, Iowa
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
1,806 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
2
This facility was matched to a MISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2015, commercial operation 2017 — 1.9 years in the queue. See the MISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 683.8 | |
| 2020 | 1,704.1 | |
| 2021 | 1,848.5 | |
| 2022 | 2,140.5 | |
| 2023 | 1,740.5 | |
| 2024 | 1,806 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Rose | Wind | 1.6 MW | ~3 km |
| Bulldog | Wind | 1.5 MW | ~3 km |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | Wind | 254.1 MW | ~11 km |
| Greenfield Wind | Wind | 1.6 MW | ~11 km |
| Sky Volt | Wind | 1.6 MW | ~11 km |
| Summit Lake | Natural Gas | 118.7 MW | ~11 km |
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