Query
Upland Prairie
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Upland Prairie
Generated
2026-10-19T12:28:04.583Z

Briefing on Upland Prairie

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
299 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2019
Operating since
1
Generators
41.5%
Capacity factor
1085 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Upland Prairie is a 299 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Upland Prairie is reported in Iowa since 2019 under Alliant Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 41.5% capacity factor and 1085 GWh annual generation; $1631/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Clay, Iowa
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Alliant Energy
Operator
Interstate Power and Light Co
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
61564

What stands out

1

Upland Prairie is a 299 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Iowa with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 41.5% capacity factor and 1085 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $4.1/MWh OpEx, $1631/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
#10 of 123
National rank
#116 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.