Rippey Wind Farm
Greene County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 57830 · Operator: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Nameplate50MWSummer 50 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation167GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor38%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.4 | 27.5% | — |
| 2013 | 173.1 | 39.5% | — |
| 2014 | 163.7 | 37.4% | — |
| 2015 | 165.2 | 37.7% | — |
| 2016 | 188 | 42.8% | — |
| 2017 | 182.8 | 41.7% | — |
| 2018 | 162.6 | 37.1% | — |
| 2019 | 166.4 | 38.0% | — |
| 2020 | 149.3 | 34.0% | — |
| 2021 | 124.6 | 28.4% | — |
| 2022 | 159.9 | 36.5% | — |
| 2023 | 151.1 | 34.5% | — |
| 2024 | 154.4 | 35.2% | — |
| 2025 | 166.6 | 38.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORD | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 50 | 50 | Aug 2012 | Operating | — | nordex N100/2500 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chevelle Wind Iowa LLC | 89.0% | 45 MW |
| RPMA Wind Holding I LLC | 11.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | 8 MW | 10.6 km |
| Grand Junction | 2 MW | 11.2 km |
| Beaver Creek Wind | 340 MW | 12.7 km |
| Hardin Hilltop Wind LLC | 15 MW | 13.5 km |
| Ogden | 4 MW | 16.2 km |
| Perry Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project | 1 MW | 20.5 km |