Kossuth County Wind
Kossuth County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 65725 · Operator: kossuth county wind, llc
Nameplate70MWSummer 70 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation276GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.5 | 47.0% | — |
| 2023 | 284.6 | 46.4% | — |
| 2024 | 291.8 | 47.5% | — |
| 2025 | 283.2 | 46.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCW | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 70 | 70 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: kossuth county wind, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| kossuth county wind, llc | 100.0% | 70 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kossuth | 152 MW | 1 km |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | 2 MW | 5.4 km |
| Algona | 16 MW | 12.9 km |
| West Bend | 7 MW | 25.5 km |
| Bancroft | 4 MW | 34.7 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | 150 MW | 35.1 km |