Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm
A 80 MW wind power plant in Pocahontas, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Co, commissioned in 2012.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 57976Wind
Nameplate capacity
80 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2012
Location
Pocahontas, Iowa
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
382 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
Location
Pocahontas, Iowa · 42.5681, -94.6581
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 264.8 | |
| 2016 | 271 | |
| 2017 | 257.1 | |
| 2018 | 225.4 | |
| 2019 | 234.1 | |
| 2020 | 102.6 | |
| 2021 | 183.9 | |
| 2022 | 407.2 | |
| 2023 | 370.6 | |
| 2024 | 382 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | Wind | 286.4 MW | ~7 km |
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| Laurens | Oil | 9.1 MW | ~35 km |
| POET Biorefining - Gowrie | Natural Gas | 5 MW | ~41 km |
| Gowrie | Oil | 2.5 MW | ~44 km |
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