# Palo Alto Wind Farm

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/palo-alto-wind-farm

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 63053 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 340 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: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -94.54809, 43.206691
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-03-25 04:13:53+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:22.552211+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

Palo Alto Wind Farm is a wind plant in Iowa belonging to MidAmerican Energy's wind fleet. Its Palo Alto II phase has 45 turbines totaling 90 MW and was one of the final three projects in MidAmerican's $922 million Wind XII program, announced in 2018 and slated to be in service by the end of 2020.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 340 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 63053 — plant-63053

## Facts

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

## Related parties

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

## Sources

- [midamericanenergy.com](https://www.midamericanenergy.com/newsroom/2020-subscription-program-large-customers) — midamericanenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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

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