78th largest plant in Iowa · 2473rd nationally
New Harvest Wind Project Llc is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 100 MW. It generates roughly 268.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 25,530 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 31% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | New Harvest Wind Project Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Schleswig |
| County | Crawford County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 51461 |
| Coordinates | 42.15972, -95.43972 |
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 | 100 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 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%.