Michelangelo Wind 1 LLC
Story County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 59231 · Operator: Novis Renewables, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor39%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 | 6.4 | 29.2% | — |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 19.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 40.6% | — |
| 2020 | 10.8 | 41.0% | — |
| 2021 | 10.9 | 41.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 46.0% | — |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 32.6% | — |
| 2024 | 7.9 | 29.9% | — |
| 2025 | 10.2 | 38.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| ISU Customer Hosted 1MW Solar Project | 1 MW | 11.3 km |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 LLC | 3 MW | 12.5 km |
| IA - City of Ames - Airport Road | 2 MW | 13.6 km |
| Ames Electric Services Power Plant | 109 MW | 16.1 km |
| Optimum Wind 6 LLC | 3 MW | 16.2 km |
| Iowa State University | 40 MW | 16.3 km |