Kossuth
Kossuth County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 62103 · Operator: Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Nameplate152MWSummer 152 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation534GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor40%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 147.5 | 43.9% | — |
| 2021 | 549.8 | 41.2% | — |
| 2022 | 645.3 | 48.4% | — |
| 2023 | 522.9 | 39.2% | — |
| 2024 | 536.8 | 40.2% | — |
| 2025 | 532.5 | 39.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 152.2 | 152.2 | Oct 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wisconsin Power & Light Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | 100.0% | 152 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kossuth County Wind | 70 MW | 1 km |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | 2 MW | 4.6 km |
| Algona | 16 MW | 12.5 km |
| West Bend | 7 MW | 26 km |
| Bancroft | 4 MW | 33.9 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | 150 MW | 34.2 km |