# Earl F Wisdom

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/earl-f-wisdom

Corn Belt Power Cooperative - Clay County - SPP

Earl F. Wisdom Generating Station is a 119.1 MW natural-gas and fuel-oil plant near Spencer, Iowa. Corn Belt Power Cooperative operates the plant. Basin Electric Power Cooperative owns 50% of the 80 MW Unit 2—40 MW on Basin's 2025 portfolio basis—while the 119.1 MW headline is the current EIA nameplate capacity for the whole two-unit plant. The scoped Unit 2 interest is not presented as ownership of the entire station.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 119.1 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 1217 — plant-1217

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Corn Belt Power Cooperative

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Corn Belt Power Cooperative — Plant operator; ownership interests are stated separately ([source](https://www.cbpower.coop/))
- **Unit 2 co-owner:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative — 50% of the 80 MW Unit 2 (40 MW Basin share) ([source](https://www.basinelectric.com/))

## Sources

- [2025 Annual Report](https://www.basinelectric.com/_files/img/annual-report/AnnualReport2025_WEB.pdf) — Basin Electric Power Cooperative · authoritative — Primary record retained for exact asset identity, capacity basis, or Basin relationship.
- [Corn Belt Power generation](https://www.cbpower.coop/power-supply/corn-belt-power-generation) — Corn Belt Power Cooperative · authoritative — Primary record retained for exact asset identity, capacity basis, or Basin relationship.

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Website: [Corn Belt Power Cooperative](https://www.cbpower.coop/)

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