Kirkwood Wind TurbineRetired
Linn County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 59735 · Operator: Kirkwood Community College
×3 MW wind retired since 2020 (latest Jun 2025)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1 | 49.9% | — |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 47.5% | — |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 75.6% | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 49.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 66.2% | — |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 39.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 25.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 5.8% | — |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 3.6% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCC01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.5 | 0.7 | Feb 2012 | Retired Jun 2025 | — | clipper Liberty C96 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kirkwood Community College. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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