# Adams Wind

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/adams-wind

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 59637 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 154.3 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -94.67167, 40.92
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-08-24 22:18:10+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:20.436083+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Adams Wind is a 154.3 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Adams County. Adams is a 154.28 MW wind farm in Adams County, Iowa, owned by MidAmerican Energy Company and placed in service on January 30, 2016, completing the utility's Wind IX project. The project was planned with 64 turbines supplied by Siemens, including MidAmerican's first concrete wind turbine tower, which measures 377 feet from ground to hub compared with 263 feet for most of its other turbines. MidAmerican lists Adams among its owned renewable projects in service.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 154.3 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59637 — plant-59637

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** MidAmerican Energy Company

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** MidAmerican Energy Company — owner ([source](https://www.midamericanenergy.com))

## Sources

- [fortnightly.com](https://www.fortnightly.com/node/21091) — fortnightly.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/adams-wind
Website: [MidAmerican Energy Company](https://www.midamericanenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/