Venus Wind 3 LLC
Poweshiek County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 59230 · Operator: Novis Renewables, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9 | 35.8% | — |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 33.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 41.6% | — |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 43.1% | — |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 40.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.6 | 44.0% | — |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 20.9% | — |
| 2024 | 10.3 | 39.1% | — |
| 2025 | 9.5 | 36.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 3 | 3 | Mar 2017 | Operating | — | acciona AW125/3000 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Novis Renewables, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Novis Renewables, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar | 5 MW | 5.7 km |
| North English | 340 MW | 18.1 km |
| Brooklyn | 2 MW | 18.7 km |
| Brooklyn City North Plant | 2 MW | 19.3 km |
| Montezuma | 10 MW | 21.3 km |