Ida Grove Wind
Ida County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 60342 · Operator: MidAmerican Energy Co
Nameplate301MWSummer 300 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1,079GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 216 | 57.2% | — |
| 2017 | 1,194.7 | 45.3% | — |
| 2018 | 1,129.1 | 42.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1,043.8 | 39.6% | — |
| 2020 | 1,070 | 40.5% | — |
| 2021 | 1,116.5 | 42.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1,183.6 | 45.0% | — |
| 2023 | 939.8 | 35.8% | — |
| 2024 | 1,060.6 | 40.3% | — |
| 2025 | 1,078.5 | 41.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 61.1 | 60 | Sep 2016 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
| IGWF2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 119.6 | 119.6 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
| IGWF3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 92.8 | 92.8 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
| IGWF4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 27.6 | 27.6 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
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% | 301 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ida Grove II | 201 MW | 4.5 km |
| Richland | 131 MW | 16 km |
| New Harvest Wind Project LLC | 100 MW | 21.9 km |
| Intrepid | 176 MW | 23.3 km |
| Sac County Wind, LLC | 80 MW | 35.7 km |
| Victory Wind Farm | 105 MW | 35.8 km |