33rd largest plant in Iowa · 1420th nationally
Ledyard Windpower, Llc is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 207 MW. It generates roughly 666.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 63,476 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Ledyard Windpower, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| City | Lakota |
| County | Kossuth County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50451 |
| Coordinates | 43.43008, -94.10695 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDYRD | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 207 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ledyard Windpower, Llc | Charlotte, NC | 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%.