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EIA plant 57251

Lakota · Kossuth · IA

Lakota Wind Wind Farm

Operated by Iowa Lakes Electric Coop

Annual generation34,732 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Lakota Wind Wind Farm?

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43.383900, -94.147500

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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 Turbine10.5 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.

12,005
23,348
34,040
44,277
52,965
62,586
71,363
81,600
92,397
103,846
113,276
123,029

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
12,005
23,348
34,040
44,277
52,965
62,586
71,363
81,600
92,397
103,846
113,276
123,029

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,005 MWh
23,348 MWh
34,040 MWh
44,277 MWh
52,965 MWh
62,586 MWh
71,363 MWh
81,600 MWh
92,397 MWh
103,846 MWh
113,276 MWh
123,029 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
LAK1Onshore Wind TurbineWND10.5OP

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EIA plant ID
57251
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, 4 has the highest recorded value (4,277 MWh) and 7 the lowest (1,363 MWh). Their difference is 2,914 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
LAK1Onshore Wind Turbine10.510.510.50.2

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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