Wind Farms in Iowa

Every operating wind farm in Iowa on EIA-860M for 2026-07: 123 plants, 157 turbine strings and 13 GW of nameplate capacity across 51 counties, most of it inside MISO.

As of 2026-07 (inventory dated 2026-07-31) · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · eia.gov/…/july_generator2026.xlsx · eia.gov/…/eia860m

Plants
123
157 generating units
Nameplate capacity
13 GW
Counties
51
Grid operator
MISO
covers most of these plants

Map of wind farms in Iowa

Every one of the 123 plants is drawn at the coordinate EIA files for it.

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List of wind farms in Iowa

Sort by any column. Capacity is nameplate, summed across every generating unit EIA lists at the site.

wind farms in Iowa
Highland Wind Project (IA)Onshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoO'Brien50272015Operating
Orient Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoAdair500.822018Operating
Rolling Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoCass484.212011Operating
Beaver Creek WindOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoBoone34022017Operating
North EnglishOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPoweshiek34022018Operating
Palo Alto Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPalo Alto34022020Operating
Arbor Hill Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoAdair31022018Operating
Ida Grove WindOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoIda301.142016Operating
Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbinePioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLCMitchell30012008Operating
Upland PrairieOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoClay299.312019Operating
Pomeroy Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPocahontas286.442007Operating
Lundgren Wind ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoWebster270.912014Operating
Southern Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoUnion254.112021Operating
Diamond Trail Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoIowa252.512020Operating
O'Brien WindOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoO'Brien250.332016Operating
Great Pathfinder WindOnshore Wind TurbineGreat Pathfinder WindHamilton224.412023Operating
Shenandoah Hills Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPage214.312025Operating
Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Cherokee211.712019Operating
Eclipse Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoGuthrie207.112012Operating
Ledyard Windpower, LLCOnshore Wind TurbineDeriva EnergyKossuth20712022Operating
Plymouth WindOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPlymouth202.712022Operating
Chickasaw Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoChickasaw202.412023Operating
Whispering Willow NorthOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoFranklin201.312020Operating
CenturyOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoHamilton201.232005Operating
Ida Grove IIOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoIda20112019Operating
FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLCOnshore Wind TurbineFPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLCHancock20012009Operating
Heartland Divide IIOnshore Wind TurbineHeartland Divide IIAudubon20012022Operating
Golden PlainsOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoWinnebago199.812020Operating
Whispering Willow Wind Farm - EastOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoFranklin199.712009Operating
Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLCOnshore Wind TurbineTurtle Creek Wind Farm LLCMitchell199.212018Operating
IntrepidOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoBuena Vista175.522004Operating
Adair Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoAdair174.812008Operating
English FarmsOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoPoweshiek171.512019Operating
Salt Creek WindOnshore Wind TurbineSalt Creek Wind, LLCTama169.412025Operating
Prairie Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoMahaska16812018Operating
Walnut Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPottawattamie165.212008Operating
Carroll Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoCarroll159.112008Operating
Barton Windpower LLCOnshore Wind TurbineAvangrid Power LLCWorth15822009Operating
Adams WindOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoAdams154.342015Operating
KossuthOnshore Wind TurbineWisconsin Power & Light CoKossuth152.212020Operating
Vienna Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoMarshall150.222012Operating
FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLCOnshore Wind TurbineFPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLCHancock15012008Operating
FPL Energy Story Wind LLCOnshore Wind TurbineFPL Energy Story Wind LLCStory15012008Operating
Garden Wind LLCOnshore Wind TurbineGarden Wind LLCHardin15012009Operating
Wellsburg Wind ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoGrundy140.812014Operating
Richland (IA)Onshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoSac130.912020Operating
Laurel Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoMarshall123.412011Operating
Macksburg Wind ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoMadison119.612014Operating
Storm Lake 1Onshore Wind TurbineALLETE Clean EnergyBuena Vista113.931999Operating
Contrail Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoTaylor112.412020Operating
Morning Light Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoAdair110.912012Operating
Victory Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoCarroll10512006Operating
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLCOnshore Wind TurbineHeartland Divide Wind Project, LLCAudubon103.512018Operating
Lost Lakes Wind Farm LLCOnshore Wind TurbineLost Lakes Wind Farm LLCDickinson10012009Operating
New Harvest Wind Project LLCOnshore Wind TurbineAvangrid Power LLCCrawford10012011Operating
Crane Creek Wind Energy CenterOnshore Wind TurbineWisconsin Public Service CorpHoward9912009Operating
Franklin County Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineInterstate Power and Light CoFranklin9912012Operating
Osceola Windpower LLCOnshore Wind TurbineOsceola Windpower LLCOsceola98.212008Operating
Hancock County Wind Energy CenterOnshore Wind TurbineFPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLCHancock9812002Operating
Ivester Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoGrundy90.812018Operating
Storm Lake IIOnshore Wind TurbineALLETE Clean EnergyBuena Vista80.211999Operating
Old Gold Energy Center, LLCOnshore Wind TurbineOld Gold Energy Center, LLCWorth8012001Operating
Northern Iowa Windpower IIOnshore Wind TurbineAvangrid Power LLCWorth8012008Operating
Charles City Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoFloyd8012008Operating
Pocahontas Prairie Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMidAmerican Energy CoPocahontas8012012Operating
Sac County Wind, LLCOnshore Wind TurbineSac County WindSac8012021Operating
Kossuth County WindOnshore Wind TurbineKossuth County Wind, LLCKossuth7012022Operating
Crystal Lake 3 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineCrystal Lake 3 LLCWinnebago6612009Operating
Saratoga Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineMadison Gas & Electric CoHoward6612019Operating
Independence Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineIndependence Wind Energy LLCDelaware55.412021Operating
Rippey Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineGreenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationGreene5012012Operating
Osceola Windpower IIOnshore Wind TurbineOsceola Windpower IIOsceola49.612008Operating
Flying Cloud Power Partners LLCOnshore Wind TurbineAvangrid Power LLCDickinson43.512003Operating
Hawkeye Power Partners LLCOnshore Wind TurbineHawkeye Power Partners LLCCerro Gordo4211999Operating
Cerro Gordo Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineCerro Gordo Wind FarmCerro Gordo4212020Operating
Elk Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineGreenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationDelaware40.812011Operating
Prescott Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbinePrescott Wind Energy LLCAdams38.712024Operating
Hawkeye Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineGreenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationBremer3512012Operating
Top of Iowa Windfarm IIIOnshore Wind TurbineMadison Gas & Electric CoWorth29.712008Operating
Crosswind Energy ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineCrosswind Holdco LLCPalo Alto2112007Operating
Carroll Area Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineSRIV Partnership LLCCarroll20.712015Operating
Winnebago Wind Power ProjectOnshore Wind TurbineAvangrid Power LLCWinnebago2012008Operating
Hardin Hilltop Wind LLCOnshore Wind TurbineHardin Holdco LLCGreene14.712007Operating
Lakota Wind Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineIowa Lakes Electric CoopKossuth10.512009Operating
Iowa Lakes Superior Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineIowa Lakes Electric CoopDickinson10.512009Operating
Junction Hilltop Wind FarmOnshore Wind TurbineJunction Hilltop Management LLCGreene812012Operating
CED Manchester WindOnshore Wind TurbineRWE Clean EnergyDelaware7.912022Operating
CED Centerville WindOnshore Wind TurbineRWE Clean EnergyAppanoose7.912021Operating
CED Mason City WindOnshore Wind TurbineRWE Clean EnergyCerro Gordo7.512020Operating
AllendorfOnshore Wind TurbineE&E Enterprises LLCOsceola5.841998Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year
Michelangelo Wind 3 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineMichelangelo Wind 3 LLCStory312017Operating
Optimum Wind 5 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Optimum Wind 6 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Optimum Wind 7 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Optimum Wind 4 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Optimum Wind 3 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Leonardo Wind 1 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCHardin312016Operating
Venus Wind 3 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCPoweshiek312017Operating
Michelangelo Wind 1 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCStory312017Operating
Michelangelo Wind 4 LLCOnshore Wind TurbineNovis Renewables, LLCBoone312016Operating

Largest wind farms in Iowa

  1. 1Highland Wind Project (IA)O'Brien County, Iowa502 MW
  2. 2Orient Wind FarmAdair County, Iowa500.8 MW
  3. 3Rolling Hills Wind FarmCass County, Iowa484.2 MW
  4. 4Beaver Creek WindBoone County, Iowa340 MW
  5. 5North EnglishPoweshiek County, Iowa340 MW
  6. 6Palo Alto Wind FarmPalo Alto County, Iowa340 MW
  7. 7Arbor Hill Wind FarmAdair County, Iowa310 MW
  8. 8Ida Grove WindIda County, Iowa301.1 MW
  9. 9Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmMitchell County, Iowa300 MW
  10. 10Upland PrairieClay County, Iowa299.3 MW

Wind farms by county in Iowa

The county EIA files against each plant. It is the fastest way to find the plant nearest a given town.

CountyPlantsNameplate MW
Adair121,109.4
O'Brien2752.3
Poweshiek3514.5
Ida2502.1
Mitchell3500.7
Franklin3500
Cass4489.3
Hancock3448
Kossuth5442
Hamilton2425.6
Buena Vista3369.6
Pocahontas2366.4
Palo Alto2361
Worth6350.9
Boone2343
Audubon2303.5
Clay1299.3
Winnebago3285.8
Carroll3284.8
Marshall2273.6
Webster1270.9
Union1254.1
Iowa1252.5
Grundy2231.6
Page1214.3
Cherokee1211.7
Sac2210.9
Guthrie1207.1
Plymouth1202.7
Chickasaw1202.4
Adams2193
Story9172.5
Tama2170.9
Mahaska1168
Pottawattamie1165.2
Howard2165
Dickinson3154
Osceola3153.6
Hardin2153
Madison1119.6
Taylor3116
Delaware3104.1
Crawford1100
Cerro Gordo391.5
Floyd180
Greene372.7
Bremer237.7
Appanoose17.9
Emmet11.7
Winneshiek11.6
Henry11.5

Wind Farms in Iowa: FAQ

How many wind farms are in Iowa?
123, with 13 GW of nameplate capacity between them, spread over 51 counties. That is the EIA-860M operating count for 2026-07.
Is there a map of Iowa wind farms?
Yes — the map above. Each dot is one wind farm, sized by nameplate capacity and placed at the coordinates EIA files for it.
Which is the largest wind farm in Iowa?
Highland Wind Project (IA), at 502 MW. The table is sorted largest first, so the rest follow it.
Is there a wind farm near me in Iowa?
The county roll-up below groups every plant by county, which is the quickest way to find the one closest to a given town.
Which grid operator runs Iowa's wind farms?
Most of them sit inside MISO, according to the balancing-authority code EIA files against each plant. Live conditions for that market are on this site.
How current is this, and what is left out?
EIA-860M for 2026-07. Onshore and offshore wind turbines. Plants below 1 MW are not surveyed by EIA and so are absent; retirements and additions after 2026-07 arrive with the next monthly release.