109th largest plant in Iowa · 3848th nationally
Hawkeye Power Partners Llc is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 42.0 MW. It generates roughly 166.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,818 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 45% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Hawkeye Power Partners Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hawkeye Power Partners Llc |
| City | Garner |
| County | Cerro Gordo County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50438 |
| Coordinates | 43.04722, -93.47750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48M | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 42.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw Creek Solar | Juno Beach, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.