Lakota Wind Wind Farm
Kossuth County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 57251 · Operator: Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation34GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26 | 33.7% | — |
| 2010 | 35.4 | 38.5% | — |
| 2011 | 37.7 | 41.0% | — |
| 2012 | 38.3 | 41.5% | — |
| 2013 | 38.6 | 42.0% | — |
| 2014 | 41.4 | 45.0% | — |
| 2015 | 38.5 | 41.9% | — |
| 2016 | 37 | 40.2% | — |
| 2017 | 37.1 | 40.4% | — |
| 2018 | 34.4 | 37.4% | — |
| 2019 | 33.8 | 36.7% | — |
| 2020 | 36.4 | 39.5% | — |
| 2021 | 34.2 | 37.1% | — |
| 2022 | 41.1 | 44.6% | — |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 35.0% | — |
| 2024 | 34.7 | 37.7% | — |
| 2025 | 33.5 | 36.4% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 10.5 | 10.5 | Mar 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Iowa Lakes Electric Coop. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | 207 MW | 6.1 km |
| Bancroft | 4 MW | 11.6 km |
| Golden Plains | 200 MW | 11.8 km |
| Crystal Lake 3 LLC | 66 MW | 22.5 km |
| Big Blue | 36 MW | 25.6 km |
| Blue Earth | 11 MW | 28.4 km |