Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm
Emmet County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 57257 · Operator: Iowa Lakes Community College
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor2%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2005
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.4 | 38.4% | — |
| 2011 | 3.8 | 43.6% | — |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 33.3% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6 | 40.7% | — |
| 2014 | 3.5 | 40.3% | — |
| 2015 | 2.6 | 29.2% | — |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 46.6% | — |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 50.5% | — |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 39.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 45.1% | — |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 48.2% | — |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 39.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 52.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 25.9% | — |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 23.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 14.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMN82 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1 | Feb 2005 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Iowa Lakes Community College. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Iowa Lakes Community College | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Estherville | 16 MW | 3 km |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | 11 MW | 14.9 km |
| Graettinger | 3 MW | 17 km |
| Milford | 7 MW | 27.7 km |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | 340 MW | 29.4 km |
| Elm Creek Wind II LLC | 149 MW | 33.7 km |