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EIA plant 56859

Ruthven · Palo Alto · IA

Crosswind Energy Project

Operated by Junction Hilltop Management LLC

Annual generation55,271 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

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43.047500, -94.922800

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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 Turbine21 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.

14,572
25,343
37,160
46,514
54,460
63,512
72,139
82,593
93,784
105,768
115,065
124,361

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
14,572
25,343
37,160
46,514
54,460
63,512
72,139
82,593
93,784
105,768
115,065
124,361

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,572 MWh
25,343 MWh
37,160 MWh
46,514 MWh
54,460 MWh
63,512 MWh
72,139 MWh
82,593 MWh
93,784 MWh
105,768 MWh
115,065 MWh
124,361 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND21OP

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EIA plant ID
56859
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (7,160 MWh) and 7 the lowest (2,139 MWh). Their difference is 5,021 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine21.021.021.01.0

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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