🌬 Wind Power Plants in Iowa
Iowa operates 128 wind power plants totaling 13,035 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 41.4M MWh.
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.
Plants128operating
Capacity13,035 MWnameplate
Generation41.4M MWhannual
All Iowa wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Wind Project (Ia) | Primghar | O'brien County | 502 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Orient Wind Farm | Orient | Adair County | 501 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Rolling Hills Wind Farm | Massena | Cass County | 484 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Beaver Creek Wind | Ogden | Boone County | 340 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| North English | Montezuma | Poweshiek County | 340 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Palo Alto Wind Farm | Emmetsburg | Palo Alto County | 340 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Arbor Hill Wind Farm | Greenfield | Adair County | 310 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Ida Grove Wind | Ida Grove | Ida County | 301 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | Mcintire | Mitchell County | 300 MW | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc |
| Upland Prairie | Spencer | Clay County | 299 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | Fonda | Pocahontas County | 286 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Southern Hills Wind Farm | Creston | Union County | 254 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Diamond Trail Wind Farm | Ladora | Iowa County | 253 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Lundgren Wind Project | Otho | Webster County | 251 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| O'brien Wind | Primghar | O'brien County | 250 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Great Pathfinder Wind | Stratford | Hamilton County | 224 MW | Great Pathfinder Wind |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | Cleghorn | Cherokee County | 212 MW | Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. |
| Eclipse Wind Farm | Adair | Guthrie County | 207 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Ledyard Windpower, Llc | Lakota | Kossuth County | 207 MW | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| Plymouth Wind | Remsen | Plymouth County | 203 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Chickasaw Wind Farm | New Hampton | Chickasaw County | 202 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Whispering Willow North | Latimer | Franklin County | 201 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Century | Blairsburg | Hamilton County | 201 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Ida Grove Ii | Ida Grove | Ida County | 201 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc | Britt | Hancock County | 200 MW | Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc |
| Heartland Divide Ii | Audubon | Audubon County | 200 MW | Heartland Divide Ii |
| Golden Plains | Buffalo Center | Winnebago County | 200 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East | Iowa Falls | Franklin County | 200 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc | St. Ansgar | Mitchell County | 199 MW | Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc |
| Intrepid | Schaller | Buena Vista County | 176 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Adair Wind Farm | Adair | Adair County | 175 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| English Farms | Montezuma | Poweshiek County | 172 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Prairie Wind Farm | Montezuma | Mahaska County | 168 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Walnut Wind Farm | Walnut | Pottawattamie County | 165 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Barton Windpower Llc | Kensett | Worth County | 160 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Carroll Wind Farm | Carroll | Carroll County | 159 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Adams Wind | Lenox | Adams County | 154 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Kossuth | Lu Verne | Kossuth County | 152 MW | Wisconsin Power & Light Co |
| Vienna Wind Farm | Marshalltown | Marshall County | 150 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc | Britt | Hancock County | 150 MW | Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc |
| Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc | Zearing | Story County | 150 MW | Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc |
| Garden Wind Llc | Zearing | Hardin County | 150 MW | Garden Wind Llc |
| Wellsburg Wind Project | Wellsburg | Grundy County | 141 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Richland (Ia) | Odebolt | Sac County | 131 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Laurel Wind Farm | Laurel | Marshall County | 123 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Macksburg Wind Project | Macksburg | Madison County | 120 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Storm Lake 1 | Alta | Buena Vista County | 114 MW | Allete Clean Energy |
| Contrail Wind Farm | Bedford | Taylor County | 112 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Morning Light Wind Farm | Adair | Adair County | 111 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Victory Wind Farm | Westside | Carroll County | 105 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc | Melville | Audubon County | 104 MW | Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc |
| Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc | Lake Park | Dickinson County | 100 MW | Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc |
| New Harvest Wind Project Llc | Schleswig | Crawford County | 100 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Crane Creek Wind Energy Center | Riceville | Howard County | 99 MW | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| Franklin County Wind Farm | Iowa Falls | Franklin County | 99 MW | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Osceola Windpower Llc | Harris | Osceola County | 98 MW | Osceola Windpower Llc |
| Hancock County Wind Energy Center | Garner | Hancock County | 98 MW | Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc |
| Ivester Wind Farm | Wellsburg | Grundy County | 91 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Storm Lake Ii | Alta | Buena Vista County | 80 MW | Allete Clean Energy |
| Old Gold Energy Center, Llc | Joice | Worth County | 80 MW | Old Gold Energy Center, Llc |
| Northern Iowa Windpower Ii | Kensett | Worth County | 80 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Charles City Wind Farm | Charles City | Floyd County | 80 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm | Pomeroy | Pocahontas County | 80 MW | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Sac County Wind, Llc | Sac City | Sac County | 80 MW | Sac County Wind |
| Kossuth County Wind | Lu Verne | Kossuth County | 70 MW | Kossuth County Wind, Llc |
| Crystal Lake 3 Llc | Britt | Winnebago County | 66 MW | Crystal Lake 3 Llc |
| Saratoga Wind Farm | Lime Springs | Howard County | 66 MW | Madison Gas & Electric Co |
| Independence Wind Farm | Manchester | Delaware County | 55 MW | Independence Wind Energy Llc |
| Rippey Wind Farm | Grand Junction | Greene County | 50 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Osceola Windpower Ii | Harris | Osceola County | 50 MW | Osceola Windpower Ii |
| Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc | Lake Park | Dickinson County | 44 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Hawkeye Power Partners Llc | Garner | Cerro Gordo County | 42 MW | Hawkeye Power Partners Llc |
| Cerro Gordo Wind Farm | Union | Cerro Gordo County | 42 MW | Cerro Gordo Wind Farm |
| Elk Wind Farm | Greeley | Delaware County | 41 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Prescott Wind Farm | Prescott | Adams County | 39 MW | Prescott Wind Energy Llc |
| Hawkeye Wind Farm | Sumner | Bremer County | 35 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii | Kensett | Worth County | 30 MW | Madison Gas & Electric Co |
| Crosswind Energy Project | Ruthven | Palo Alto County | 21 MW | Junction Hilltop Management Llc |
| Carroll Area Wind Farm | Templeton | Carroll County | 21 MW | Sriv Partnership Llc |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | Forest City | Winnebago County | 20 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Osage (Ia) | Osage | Mitchell County | 19 MW | City Of Osage - (Ia) |
| Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc | Jefferson | Greene County | 15 MW | Junction Hilltop Management Llc |
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | Lakota | Kossuth County | 11 MW | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop |
| Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm | Superior | Dickinson County | 11 MW | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop |
| Junction Hilltop Wind Farm | Dana | Greene County | 8 MW | Junction Hilltop Management Llc |
| Ced Manchester Wind | Manchester | Delaware County | 8 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Ced Centerville Wind | Centerville | Appanoose County | 8 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Ced Mason City Wind | Mason City | Cerro Gordo County | 8 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Anchor Wind, Llc | Mechanicsville | Cedar County | 6 MW | Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc |
| Allendorf | Allendorf | Osceola County | 6 MW | E&e Enterprises Llc |
| Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc | Huxley | Story County | 3 MW | Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc |
| Optimum Wind 5 Llc | Nevada | Story County | 3 MW | Optimum Wind 5 Llc |
| Optimum Wind 6 Llc | Nevada | Story County | 3 MW | Optimum Wind 6 Llc |
| Optimum Wind 7 Llc | Nevada | Story County | 3 MW | Optimum Wind 7 Llc |
| Optimum Wind 4 Llc | Nevada | Story County | 3 MW | Optimum Wind 4 Llc |
| Optimum Wind 3 Llc | Nevada | Story County | 3 MW | Optimum Wind 3 Llc |
| Leonardo Wind 1 Llc | Alden | Hardin County | 3 MW | Leonardo Wind 1 Llc |
| Venus Wind 3 Llc | Grinnell | Poweshiek County | 3 MW | Venus Wind 3 Llc |
| Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc | Huxley | Story County | 3 MW | Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc |
| Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc | Ames | Boone County | 3 MW | Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc |
| Waverly Community Wind Project | Waverly | Bremer County | 3 MW | Waverly Municipal Elec Utility |
| Kirkwood Wind Turbine | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | 3 MW | Kirkwood Community College |
| Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project | Algona | Kossuth County | 2 MW | City Of Algona - (Ia) |
| Wind Gem | Stuart | Adair County | 2 MW | Wind Gem, Llc |
| August Wind Farm | Clearfield | Taylor County | 2 MW | August Wind Energy, Llc |
| Roseman | Anita | Cass County | 2 MW | Roseman Energy, Llc |
| Birch | Clearfield | Taylor County | 2 MW | Birch Power Llc |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm | Estherville | Emmet County | 2 MW | Iowa Lakes Community College |
| Green Energy Machine | Anita | Cass County | 2 MW | Green Energy Machine, Llc |
| Windwalkers Llc | Kensett | Worth County | 2 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc | Manly | Worth County | 2 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Luther College Wind Project | Decorah | Winneshiek County | 2 MW | Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc |
| Cumberland Rose | Orient | Adair County | 2 MW | Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc |
| Fontanelle | Fontanelle | Adair County | 2 MW | Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc |
| Greenfield Wind | Greenfield | Adair County | 2 MW | Greenfield Wind Power, Llc |
| Meadow Ridge | Greenfield | Adair County | 2 MW | Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc |
| Sky Volt | Greenfield | Adair County | 2 MW | Sky Volt, Llc |
| Wiota | Wiota | Cass County | 2 MW | Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1 |
| Wolverine | Greenfield | Adair County | 2 MW | Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc |
| Bulldog | Orient | Adair County | 2 MW | Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc |
| Buffalo Center Wind Llc | Little Cedar | Mitchell County | 2 MW | Buffalo Center Wind Llc |
| Nlmu Wind | New London | Henry County | 2 MW | New London Municipal Utilities |
| Story City Wind Project | Story City | Story County | 2 MW | Hamilton Wind Energy Llc |
| Traer Wind Project | Traer | Tama County | 2 MW | City Of Traer - (Ia) |
| Plum Creek Wind | Algona | Kossuth County | — | Midamerican Energy Co |
| Silver Queen Wind Farm | Westside | Crawford County | — | Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc |
| Winding Stair Wind | Dysart | Tama County | — | Winding Stair Wind |
| Shenandoah Hills Wind Farm | Blanchard | Page County | — | Midamerican Energy Co |