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EIA plant 62080

Odebolt · Sac · IA

Richland (IA)

Operated by Interstate Power and Light Co

Annual generation512,433 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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Where is Richland (IA)?

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42.363152, -95.226300

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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 Turbine130.9 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.

141,372
247,038
355,883
458,356
542,360
641,847
723,071
825,553
934,779
1053,765
1143,053
1245,356

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
141,372
247,038
355,883
458,356
542,360
641,847
723,071
825,553
934,779
1053,765
1143,053
1245,356

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
141,372 MWh
247,038 MWh
355,883 MWh
458,356 MWh
542,360 MWh
641,847 MWh
723,071 MWh
825,553 MWh
934,779 MWh
1053,765 MWh
1143,053 MWh
1245,356 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND130.9OP

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EIA plant ID
62080
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 (58,356 MWh) and 7 the lowest (23,071 MWh). Their difference is 35,285 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine130.9130.9130.90.1

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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