Rippey Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Greene County, Iowa. 50 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation.
Also known as Rippey · EIA plant 57830
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 50 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2012First generator online
- Operator
- Greenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationEIA operator ID 60025
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Greene County, IA42.0061, −94.2378
- EIA plant ID
- 57830EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Rippey Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
167 GWh
166,619 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
38.0%
2024: 35.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
124.6–188.0
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2016
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | 50,423 | 45.7% | 3 of 12 |
| 2013 | 173,121 | 39.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 163,746 | 37.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 165,205 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 188,002 | 42.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 182,757 | 41.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 162,617 | 37.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 166,438 | 38.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 149,277 | 34.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 124,561 | 28.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 159,934 | 36.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 151,084 | 34.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 154,422 | 35.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 166,619 | 38.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORD | Onshore Wind Turbine | 50.0 | August 2012 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation 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 Rippey Wind Farm
How much power does Rippey Wind Farm produce?
Rippey Wind Farm reported 166,619 MWh (167 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 38.0% capacity factor on 50 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Rippey Wind Farm?
Rippey Wind Farm is in Greene County, Iowa, at 42.0061, −94.2378. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Rippey Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation as the operator (EIA operator ID 60025). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Rippey Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2012, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Rippey Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Rippey 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)
- MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- 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