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EIA plant 59227

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Optimum Wind 3 LLC

Operated by Optimum Wind 3 LLC

Annual generation10,356 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 Optimum Wind 3 LLC?

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42.019167, -93.513611

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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 Turbine3 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.

1753
2943
31,491
41,202
5806
6767
7429
8520
9623
101,068
11954
12800

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
1753
2943
31,491
41,202
5806
6767
7429
8520
9623
101,068
11954
12800

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1753 MWh
2943 MWh
31,491 MWh
41,202 MWh
5806 MWh
6767 MWh
7429 MWh
8520 MWh
9623 MWh
101,068 MWh
11954 MWh
12800 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
WT1Onshore Wind TurbineWND3OP

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EIA plant ID
59227
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 (1,491 MWh) and 7 the lowest (429 MWh). Their difference is 1,062 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
WT1Onshore Wind Turbine3.03.03.00.1

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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