Beaver Creek Wind
Wind power plant in Boone County, Iowa. 340 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by MidAmerican Energy Co.
Also known as Beaver Creek Wind Farm · Beaver Creek · EIA plant 61079
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 340 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2017First generator online
- Operator
- MidAmerican Energy CoEIA operator ID 12341
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Boone County, IA42.1070, −94.1646
- EIA plant ID
- 61079EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Beaver Creek Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
1.26 TWh
1,258,157 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
42.2%
2024: 45.9%
January to July 2026
759 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2018 to 2025
0.6–1.5
TWh a year. Low 2018, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | 41,394 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2018 | 647,988 | 43.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 1,201,802 | 40.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 1,252,623 | 41.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 1,280,869 | 43.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 1,483,768 | 49.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 1,299,752 | 43.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,371,484 | 45.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 1,258,157 | 42.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 758,611 | 43.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 170.0 | December 2017 |
| GT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 170.0 | October 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists MidAmerican Energy Co 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 Beaver Creek Wind
How much power does Beaver Creek Wind produce?
Beaver Creek Wind reported 1,258,157 MWh (1.26 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 42.2% capacity factor on 340 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 759 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Beaver Creek Wind?
Beaver Creek Wind is in Boone County, Iowa, at 42.1070, −94.1646. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Beaver Creek Wind?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists MidAmerican Energy Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 12341). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Beaver Creek Wind start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2017, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Beaver Creek Wind?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Beaver Creek Wind, 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