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Southern Hills Wind Farm

Southern Hills Wind Farm is a 254 MW operating wind farm in Union County, Iowa, operated by MidAmerican Energy Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2021 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
SHWFOnshore Wind Turbine254 MW OperatingMar 2021

Plant details

Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Location
Union County, Iowa
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 254 MW
First unit online
Mar 2021
EIA plant ID
63640

Location

41.1113, -94.4667

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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