107th largest plant in Iowa · 3823rd nationally
Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 43.5 MW. It generates roughly 86.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,258 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Lake Park |
| County | Dickinson County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 51347 |
| Coordinates | 43.38970, -95.29970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 43.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 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%.