Query
Highland Wind Project (IA)
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Highland Wind Project (IA)
State
IA
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-18T02:19:44.771Z

Briefing on Highland Wind Project (IA)

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
502 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2015
Operating since
7
Generators
35.4%
Capacity factor
1554 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Highland Wind Project (IA) is a 502 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Highland Wind Project (IA) is reported in Iowa since 2015 under Berkshire Hathaway. Available operating and financial measures include 35.4% capacity factor and 1554 GWh annual generation; $1677/kW reported CapEx.

Location
O'Brien, Iowa
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Berkshire Hathaway
Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
58883

What stands out

1

Highland Wind Project (IA) is a 502 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 35.4% capacity factor and 1554 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $8.8/MWh OpEx, $1677/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “PROGRESS: Highland Wind Farm in O'Brien County completed” (Sioux City Journal, 2017-03-20).

Market and operating context

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