# Whispering Willow North

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/whispering-willow-north

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 62079 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 201.3 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: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -93.41807, 42.774955
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-12-04 18:35:51+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:22.247125+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

Whispering Willow North is a 200 MW wind farm in Franklin County, Iowa, built by Alliant Energy as an expansion of its Whispering Willow East Wind Farm. Its 81 General Electric turbines of 2.5 and 2.3 MW entered service in January 2020 and power around 93,000 homes annually. The project is expected to deliver $44 million in landowner lease payments over 30 years and about $104 million in property taxes over 40 years.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 201.3 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62079 — plant-62079

## Facts

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

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Alliant Energy — owner ([source](https://www.alliantenergy.com))

## Sources

- [alliantenergy.com](https://www.alliantenergy.com/our-energy/wind/iowa-wind/whispering-willow-north) — alliantenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/whispering-willow-north
Website: [Alliant Energy](https://www.alliantenergy.com)

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