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EIA plant 56386

Kensett · Worth · IA

Top of Iowa Windfarm III

Operated by Madison Gas & Electric Co

Annual generation43,805 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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43.359700, -93.320800

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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 Turbine29.7 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.

13,337
24,169
33,782
43,468
53,056
63,425
72,567
83,195
93,237
104,366
113,996
125,207

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
13,337
24,169
33,782
43,468
53,056
63,425
72,567
83,195
93,237
104,366
113,996
125,207

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,337 MWh
24,169 MWh
33,782 MWh
43,468 MWh
53,056 MWh
63,425 MWh
72,567 MWh
83,195 MWh
93,237 MWh
104,366 MWh
113,996 MWh
125,207 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
TOI3Onshore Wind TurbineWND29.7OP

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EIA plant ID
56386
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (5,207 MWh) and 7 the lowest (2,567 MWh). Their difference is 2,640 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
TOI3Onshore Wind Turbine29.729.729.70.5

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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