Storm Lake 1
Wind power plant in Buena Vista County, Iowa. 113.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by ALLETE Clean Energy.
Also known as Storm Lake I Wind Farm · Storm Lake I · EIA plant 54793
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 113.9 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 1999First generator online
- Operator
- ALLETE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 59496
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Buena Vista County, IA42.6878, −95.4050
- EIA plant ID
- 54793EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Storm Lake 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
86.9 GWh
86,924 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
8.7%
2024: 8.5%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
84.7–222.3
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2016
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 287,270 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 281,969 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 383,809 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 283,507 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 284,832 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 272,806 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 287,306 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 293,057 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 279,663 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 237,777 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 233,957 | 23.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 263,423 | 26.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 275,556 | 27.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 216,668 | 21.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 196,897 | 19.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 203,276 | 20.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 222,302 | 22.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 214,578 | 21.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 192,916 | 19.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 189,892 | 19.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 207,288 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 98,349 | 9.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 109,579 | 11.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 94,474 | 9.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 84,692 | 8.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 86,924 | 8.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · MISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 0.7 | June 1999 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 0.7 | June 1999 |
| EXIS | Onshore Wind Turbine | 112.5 | May 1999 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists ALLETE Clean Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Storm Lake 1
How much power does Storm Lake 1 produce?
Storm Lake 1 reported 86,924 MWh (86.9 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 8.7% capacity factor on 113.9 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Storm Lake 1?
Storm Lake 1 is in Buena Vista County, Iowa, at 42.6878, −95.4050. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Storm Lake 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists ALLETE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 59496). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Storm Lake 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 1999, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Storm Lake 1?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Storm Lake 1, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page