Lakota Wind Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Kossuth County, Iowa. 10.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Iowa Lakes Electric Coop.
Also known as Iowa Lakes Lakota Wind Farm · Iowa Lakes Lakota Wind · EIA plant 57251
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 10.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- March 2009First generator online
- Operator
- Iowa Lakes Electric CoopEIA operator ID 9425
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Kossuth County, IA43.3839, −94.1475
- EIA plant ID
- 57251EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Lakota Wind Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
33.5 GWh
33,531 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
36.5%
2024: 37.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
32.2–41.1
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2022
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | 26,000 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 35,419 | 38.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 37,694 | 41.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 38,276 | 41.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 38,609 | 42.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 41,421 | 45.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 38,525 | 41.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 37,035 | 40.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 37,144 | 40.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 34,364 | 37.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 33,751 | 36.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 36,420 | 39.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 34,151 | 37.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 41,058 | 44.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 32,192 | 35.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 34,732 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 33,531 | 36.5% | 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 · SPPEmissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAK1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 10.5 | March 2009 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Iowa Lakes Electric Coop 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 Lakota Wind Wind Farm
How much power does Lakota Wind Wind Farm produce?
Lakota Wind Wind Farm reported 33,531 MWh (33.5 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 36.5% capacity factor on 10.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Lakota Wind Wind Farm?
Lakota Wind Wind Farm is in Kossuth County, Iowa, at 43.3839, −94.1475. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Lakota Wind Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Iowa Lakes Electric Coop as the operator (EIA operator ID 9425). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Lakota Wind Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in March 2009, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Lakota Wind Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Lakota Wind Wind Farm, 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)
- SPP 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