# Intrepid

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/intrepid

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 56251 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 175.5 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): -95.3283, 42.5539
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-03-25 04:13:53+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:26.416829+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

Intrepid is a 175.5 MW wind farm in Buena Vista and Sac counties, Iowa, owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy Company. The original Intrepid Wind Farm became operational in 2004, and MidAmerican later listed Intrepid among the sites whose turbines would be repowered beginning in 2017. EIA records 107 GE 1.5-82.5 turbines and 15 Mitsubishi MWT-1000A turbines, connected at 161 kV in the MISO balancing authority.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 175.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56251 — plant-56251

## Facts

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

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / transmission owner:** MidAmerican Energy Company — owner ([source](https://www.midamericanenergy.com))
- **Equipment supplier:** GE — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrepid_Wind_Farm) — en.wikipedia.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [windpowerengineering.com](https://www.windpowerengineering.com/midamerican-energy-retrofit-ge-turbines-bring-wind-cost-savings-iowa/) — windpowerengineering.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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

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