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EIA plant 54793

Alta · Buena Vista · IA

Storm Lake 1

Operated by ALLETE Clean Energy

Annual generation84,692 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Storm Lake 1?

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42.687800, -95.405000

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine113.9 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

18,218
210,547
39,271
46,288
56,173
66,851
74,627
85,678
95,090
107,314
115,744
128,891

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
18,218
210,547
39,271
46,288
56,173
66,851
74,627
85,678
95,090
107,314
115,744
128,891

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
18,218 MWh
210,547 MWh
39,271 MWh
46,288 MWh
56,173 MWh
66,851 MWh
74,627 MWh
85,678 MWh
95,090 MWh
107,314 MWh
115,744 MWh
128,891 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
EXISOnshore Wind TurbineWND112.5OP
2Onshore Wind TurbineWND0.7OP
3Onshore Wind TurbineWND0.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54793
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (10,547 MWh) and 7 the lowest (4,627 MWh). Their difference is 5,920 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.7 (2, 3) to 112.5 (EXIS). The difference is 111.8 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
2Onshore Wind Turbine0.70.70.70.7
3Onshore Wind Turbine0.70.70.70.7
EXISOnshore Wind Turbine112.5104.3104.31.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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