Meadow Ridge
Adair County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 58459 · Operator: Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.2 | 44.1% | — |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 43.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.1 | 43.3% | — |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 43.8% | — |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 41.4% | — |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 34.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 41.1% | — |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 40.0% | — |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 31.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 40.3% | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 36.0% | — |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 37.5% | — |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 16.5% | — |
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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jul 2012 | Operating | — | ge 1.62-82.5 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wolverine | 2 MW | 0.4 km |
| North | 8 MW | 8.2 km |
| Downtown Generation Plant | 5 MW | 9.6 km |
| Sky Volt | 2 MW | 11.6 km |
| Greenfield Wind | 2 MW | 11.6 km |
| Fontanelle | 2 MW | 11.8 km |