Power Plants in Franklin County, Iowa

Franklin County, Iowa has 5 power plants totaling 509 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity508 MWnameplate
Generation1.4M MWhannual
Wind 98%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Whispering Willow NorthLatimerWind201 MWInterstate Power And Light Co
Whispering Willow Wind Farm - EastIowa FallsWind200 MWInterstate Power And Light Co
Franklin County Wind FarmIowa FallsWind99.0 MWInterstate Power And Light Co
Franklin County SolarHamptonSolar7.0 MWMidamerican Energy Co
Hampton Substation Energy StorageHamptonBattery Storage1.8 MWCorn Belt Power Coop

About power generation in Franklin County

Franklin County, Iowa has 5 power plants totaling 509 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 98% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (1%) and Battery Storage (0%). The largest facility is Whispering Willow North at 201 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Franklin County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.