Query
Southern Hills Wind Farm
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Southern Hills Wind Farm
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-19T06:18:28.370Z

Briefing on Southern Hills Wind Farm

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
254 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2021
Operating since
1
Generators
36.7%
Capacity factor
814 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Southern Hills Wind Farm is a 254 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Southern Hills Wind Farm is reported in Iowa since 2021 under Berkshire Hathaway. Available operating and financial measures include 36.7% capacity factor and 814 GWh annual generation; $1484/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Union, Iowa
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Berkshire Hathaway
Operator
MidAmerican Energy Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
63640

What stands out

1

Southern Hills Wind Farm is a 254 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 36.7% capacity factor and 814 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $7.2/MWh OpEx, $1484/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “MidAmerican selects Siemens Gamesa turbines for Iowa wind project” (Windpower Engineering & Development, 2019-08-28).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#13 of 123
National rank
#166 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.