Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 63287 · Operator: Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
Nameplate42MWSummer 42 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation171GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor46%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 | 79.3 | 51.4% | — |
| 2021 | 168.6 | 45.8% | — |
| 2022 | 200.3 | 54.4% | — |
| 2023 | 171.2 | 46.5% | — |
| 2024 | 176.1 | 47.7% | — |
| 2025 | 167.8 | 45.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 42 | 42 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.72-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cerro Gordo Wind Farm. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | 100.0% | 42 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hawkeye Power Partners LLC | 42 MW | 2.5 km |
| Emery Station | 603 MW | 13.6 km |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | 98 MW | 14.4 km |
| REG Mason City Solar | 3 MW | 17.5 km |
| POET Biorefining-Hanlontown, LLC | 4 MW | 26.2 km |
| Forest City Light Plant | 22 MW | 26.9 km |