Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project
Kossuth County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 7966 · Operator: City of Algona - (IA)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2000
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.4 | 34.6% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 37.5% | — |
| 2003 | 10.1 | 54.9% | — |
| 2004 | 5.6 | 30.4% | — |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 26.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 25.0% | — |
| 2008 | 5.3 | 26.2% | — |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 25.1% | — |
| 2010 | 5.4 | 26.6% | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 25.0% | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 24.7% | — |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 26.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.5 | 27.1% | — |
| 2015 | 2.7 | 13.6% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 5.5% | — |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 21.8% | — |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 25.4% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 23.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 25.2% | — |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 21.6% | — |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 22.7% | — |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 18.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDWG | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.3 | 2.3 | Jun 2000 | Operating | — | zond Z-50 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 0.7 | 0.7 | Dec 1998 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 0.7 | 0.7 | Dec 1998 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 0.7 | 0.7 | Dec 1998 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Algona - (IA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Algona - (IA) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kossuth | 152 MW | 4.6 km |
| Kossuth County Wind | 70 MW | 5.4 km |
| Algona | 16 MW | 9.1 km |
| West Bend | 7 MW | 26.1 km |
| Bancroft | 4 MW | 29.3 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | 150 MW | 32 km |