Query
Prairie Wind Farm
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Prairie Wind Farm
Generated
2026-10-19T05:49:01.123Z

Briefing on Prairie Wind Farm

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
168 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2018
Operating since
1
Generators
40.2%
Capacity factor
592 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Prairie Wind Farm is a 168 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Prairie Wind Farm is reported in Iowa since 2018 under Berkshire Hathaway. Available operating and financial measures include 40.2% capacity factor and 592 GWh annual generation; $1494/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Mahaska, Iowa
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Berkshire Hathaway
Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
60873

What stands out

1

Prairie Wind Farm is a 168 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 40.2% capacity factor and 592 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $7.7/MWh OpEx, $1494/kW CapEx.

Market and operating context

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