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Highland Wind Project (IA)

Highland Wind Project (IA) is a 502 MW operating wind farm in O'Brien County, Iowa, operated by MidAmerican Energy Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
HLWF5Onshore Wind Turbine115 MW OperatingOct 2015
HLWF2Onshore Wind Turbine101 MW OperatingJul 2015
HLWF4Onshore Wind Turbine89 MW OperatingSep 2015
HLWF3Onshore Wind Turbine89 MW OperatingAug 2015
HLWF6Onshore Wind Turbine87 MW OperatingNov 2015
HLWFOnshore Wind Turbine16 MW OperatingJun 2015
HLWF7Onshore Wind Turbine4.7 MW OperatingDec 2015

Plant details

Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
O'Brien County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 502 MW
First unit online
Jun 2015
EIA plant ID
58883

Location

43.0803, -95.6561

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem