Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm
Pocahontas County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 57976 · Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation374GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor53%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 | 250.8 | 39.0% | — |
| 2013 | 219.5 | 31.3% | — |
| 2014 | 248.2 | 35.4% | — |
| 2015 | 264.8 | 37.8% | — |
| 2016 | 271 | 38.6% | — |
| 2017 | 257.1 | 36.7% | — |
| 2018 | 225.4 | 32.2% | — |
| 2019 | 234.1 | 33.4% | — |
| 2020 | 102.6 | 14.6% | — |
| 2021 | 183.9 | 25.2% | — |
| 2022 | 407.2 | 58.1% | — |
| 2023 | 370.6 | 52.9% | — |
| 2024 | 382 | 54.4% | — |
| 2025 | 373.5 | 53.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 80 | 80 | Feb 2012 | Operating | — | gamesa G97-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | 286 MW | 7.5 km |
| West Diesel Generation Unit | 4 MW | 18 km |
| Sac County Wind, LLC | 80 MW | 32.1 km |
| Laurens | 8 MW | 34.9 km |
| POET Biorefining - Gowrie | 5 MW | 41.1 km |
| Gowrie | 3 MW | 43.9 km |