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EIA plant 61070

Lime Springs · Howard · IA

Saratoga Wind Farm

Operated by Madison Gas & Electric Co

Annual generation281,930 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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43.448855, -92.280725

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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 Turbine66 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.

120,331
226,967
330,606
431,554
522,848
620,967
712,472
816,152
919,218
1030,224
1127,147
1223,444

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
120,331
226,967
330,606
431,554
522,848
620,967
712,472
816,152
919,218
1030,224
1127,147
1223,444

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
120,331 MWh
226,967 MWh
330,606 MWh
431,554 MWh
522,848 MWh
620,967 MWh
712,472 MWh
816,152 MWh
919,218 MWh
1030,224 MWh
1127,147 MWh
1223,444 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SWEOnshore Wind TurbineWND66OP

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EIA plant ID
61070
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 (31,554 MWh) and 7 the lowest (12,472 MWh). Their difference is 19,082 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SWEOnshore Wind Turbine66.066.066.01.0

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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