Crystal Lake 3 LLC
Wind power plant in Winnebago County, Iowa. 66 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Crystal Lake 3 LLC.
Also known as Crystal Lake Wind III · Crystal Lake III · EIA plant 57468
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 66 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2009First generator online
- Operator
- Crystal Lake 3 LLCEIA operator ID 56786
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 2 MISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Winnebago County, IA43.3192, −93.8836
- EIA plant ID
- 57468EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Crystal Lake 3 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
237 GWh
236,622 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
40.9%
2024: 42.6%
January to July 2026
140 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
177.1–262.7
GWh a year. Low 2020, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | 90,818 | 15.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 152,317 | 26.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 124,670 | 21.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 158,366 | 27.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 176,837 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 181,425 | 31.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 218,240 | 37.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 223,564 | 38.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 202,870 | 35.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 205,477 | 35.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 177,125 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 181,174 | 31.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 262,684 | 45.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 253,704 | 43.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 246,991 | 42.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 236,622 | 40.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 140,112 | 41.7% | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE1.5 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 66.0 | December 2009 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Crystal Lake 3 LLC 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 Crystal Lake 3
How much power does Crystal Lake 3 LLC produce?
Crystal Lake 3 LLC reported 236,622 MWh (237 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 40.9% capacity factor on 66 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 140 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Crystal Lake 3 LLC?
Crystal Lake 3 LLC is in Winnebago County, Iowa, at 43.3192, −93.8836. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Crystal Lake 3 LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Crystal Lake 3 LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 56786). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Crystal Lake 3 LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2009, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Crystal Lake 3 LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Crystal Lake 3 LLC, 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