Power plant · EIA plant code 58883
Highland Wind Project (IA)
- Operator
- MidAmerican Energy Co
- Location
- O'Brien, IA (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
- Nameplate capacity
- 502 MW
- Summer capacity
- 500 MW
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- 1,554,390 MWh
- Capacity factor
- 35.3%
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
eGRID2023 (revision 2) reports no carbon dioxide for this plant.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 16.4 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 100.8 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 89.1 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 89.2 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF5 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 115 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF6 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 86.8 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| HLWF7 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WND | 4.7 MW | 2015 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.