Query
Golden Plains
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Golden Plains
Generated
2026-10-18T19:14:15.701Z

Briefing on Golden Plains

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
200 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2020
Operating since
1
Generators
42.2%
Capacity factor
737 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Golden Plains is a 200 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Golden Plains is reported in Iowa since 2020 under Alliant Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 42.2% capacity factor and 737 GWh annual generation; $1781/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Winnebago, Iowa
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Alliant Energy
Operator
Interstate Power and Light Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
62081

What stands out

1

Golden Plains is a 200 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 42.2% capacity factor and 737 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $4.9/MWh OpEx, $1781/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Alliant Energy utility wants to demonstrate nation’s first CO2-based long-duration ‘energy dome’” (Utility Dive, 2024-08-20).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#28 of 123
National rank
#369 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in MISO (Midcontinent), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.