134th largest plant in Iowa · 4902nd nationally
Osage (Ia) is a wind power plant in Iowa with a nameplate capacity of 19.0 MW. It generates roughly 3.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 360 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 155 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Osage (Ia) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Osage - (Ia) |
| City | Osage |
| County | Mitchell County |
| State | Iowa |
| ZIP | 50461 |
| Coordinates | 43.27972, -92.81056 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Standby | 1973 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.6 MW | Standby | 1996 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.6 MW | Standby | 1998 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.2 MW | Standby | 1963 |
| W1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| SO | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 294 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 155 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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%.