Prairie Wind Farm
A 168 MW wind power plant in Mahaska, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Co, commissioned in 2018.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 60873Wind
Nameplate capacity
168 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2018
Time in queue (2014→2017)
3.4 yrs
Location
Mahaska, Iowa
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
595 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a MISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2014, commercial operation 2017 — 3.4 years in the queue. See the MISO queue or typical durations.
Location
Mahaska, Iowa · 41.4369, -92.7038
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 546.3 | |
| 2019 | 536.6 | |
| 2020 | 527.3 | |
| 2021 | 592.4 | |
| 2022 | 639.3 | |
| 2023 | 567.5 | |
| 2024 | 595 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Peaking | Oil | 28 MW | ~20 km |
| Montezuma | Oil | 9.8 MW | ~22 km |
| Red Rock Hydro Plant | Hydroelectric | 55.2 MW | ~24 km |
| North English | Wind | 340 MW | ~29 km |
| English Farms | Wind | 171.5 MW | ~29 km |
| Knoxville Industrial | Oil | 16 MW | ~33 km |
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