77th largest plant in Iowa · 2394th nationally
Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 104 MW. It generates roughly 408.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 38,935 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 45% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc |
| City | Melville |
| County | Audubon County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50025 |
| Coordinates | 41.71138, -94.80199 |
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 | 104 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%.