Power Plants in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Buena Vista County, Iowa has 4 power plants totaling 374 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity373 MWnameplate
Generation751.8k MWhannual
CO₂307metric tons/year
Wind 99%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
IntrepidSchallerWind176 MWMidamerican Energy Co
Storm Lake 1AltaWind114 MWAllete Clean Energy
Storm Lake IiAltaWind80.2 MWAllete Clean Energy
Alta Municipal UtilitiesAltaOil4.0 MWCity Of Alta - (Ia)

About power generation in Buena Vista County

Buena Vista County, Iowa has 4 power plants totaling 374 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 99% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (1%). The largest facility is Intrepid at 175 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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