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EIA plant 61079

Ogden · Boone · IA

Beaver Creek Wind

Operated by MidAmerican Energy Co

Annual generation1,371,484 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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42.106964, -94.164636

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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 Turbine340 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.

1104,242
2128,448
3164,005
4164,882
5118,241
6106,525
753,097
868,430
987,212
10138,358
11124,617
12113,427

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
1104,242
2128,448
3164,005
4164,882
5118,241
6106,525
753,097
868,430
987,212
10138,358
11124,617
12113,427

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1104,242 MWh
2128,448 MWh
3164,005 MWh
4164,882 MWh
5118,241 MWh
6106,525 MWh
753,097 MWh
868,430 MWh
987,212 MWh
10138,358 MWh
11124,617 MWh
12113,427 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND170OP
GT1Onshore Wind TurbineWND170OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61079
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 (164,882 MWh) and 7 the lowest (53,097 MWh). Their difference is 111,785 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine170.0170.0170.00.1
GT1Onshore Wind Turbine170.0170.0170.00.1

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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