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EIA plant 66668

New Hampton · Chickasaw · IA

Chickasaw Wind Farm

Operated by MidAmerican Energy Co

Annual generation601,446 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 Chickasaw Wind Farm?

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43.140140, -92.324430

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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 Turbine202.4 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.

127,332
243,693
362,257
462,269
551,543
638,366
726,779
836,849
949,585
1082,677
1166,831
1253,265

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
127,332
243,693
362,257
462,269
551,543
638,366
726,779
836,849
949,585
1082,677
1166,831
1253,265

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
127,332 MWh
243,693 MWh
362,257 MWh
462,269 MWh
551,543 MWh
638,366 MWh
726,779 MWh
836,849 MWh
949,585 MWh
1082,677 MWh
1166,831 MWh
1253,265 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CKWFOnshore Wind TurbineWND202.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66668
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, 10 has the highest recorded value (82,677 MWh) and 7 the lowest (26,779 MWh). Their difference is 55,898 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CKWFOnshore Wind Turbine202.4200.0200.00.1

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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