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EIA plant 57252

Superior · Dickinson · IA

Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm

Operated by Iowa Lakes Electric Coop

Annual generation36,032 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm?

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43.445000, -94.980278

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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.

12,422
23,064
33,973
44,577
53,173
62,737
71,613
81,744
92,837
103,573
113,140
123,179

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
12,422
23,064
33,973
44,577
53,173
62,737
71,613
81,744
92,837
103,573
113,140
123,179

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,422 MWh
23,064 MWh
33,973 MWh
44,577 MWh
53,173 MWh
62,737 MWh
71,613 MWh
81,744 MWh
92,837 MWh
103,573 MWh
113,140 MWh
123,179 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SUP1Onshore Wind TurbineWND10.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57252
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 (4,577 MWh) and 7 the lowest (1,613 MWh). Their difference is 2,964 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SUP1Onshore 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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