Highland Wind Energy Center
Highland Wind Project | |
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Location of Highland Wind Project in Iowa
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Country | United States |
Location | O'Brien county in Iowa |
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Status | mostly operational |
Construction began | 2013 |
Commission date | 2015 |
Construction cost | about $1 billion |
Owner(s) | MidAmerican Energy Company |
Operator(s) | MidAmerican Energy Company |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 218 |
Make and model | Siemens 2.3 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 502 MW |
Capacity factor | 36-40+ [1] |
Largest in state when completed. |
The Highland Wind Project is a large wind power project in O'Brien County, Iowa. The 500 MW project was placed online in 2015.
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Project
The project is part of $1.9 billion in wind power construction announced by MidAmerican Energy in 2013. The project is the largest in Iowa, as well as the largest single-phase project in the world. Siemens is supplying 218 2.3 MW wind turbines for the project.[2]
The project is located at the southern end of Buffalo Ridge. The proposed Rock Island Clean Line HVDC transmission line would originate just north of the project.[3]
Planning for an expansion of the project, known as Highland II is underway by developer Invenergy. The expansion could add as much as 250 MW additional generation capacity.[4]
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References
External links
- [1] MidAmerican Energy - Highland Wind Project
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