12th largest plant in Iowa · 947th nationally
Beaver Creek Wind is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 340 MW. It generates roughly 1.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 123,785 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Beaver Creek Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midamerican Energy Co |
| City | Ogden |
| County | Boone County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50212 |
| Coordinates | 42.10696, -94.16464 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 170 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 170 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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%.