Golden Plains Wind Farm

Kossuth and Winnebago counties, Iowa

Fast facts

  • Location: Kossuth and Winnebago counties, Iowa.
  • Capacity: 200 megawatts.
  • Number of turbines: 81.
  • Type/manufacturer: 2.5 and 2.3-megawatt wind turbines manufactured by General Electric.
  • Homes powered: Around 87,000 annually.
  • In service: March 2020.

Economic benefits

This project is expected to deliver $44 million in landowner lease payments over the next 30 years.

This project is expected to deliver around $104 million in property tax payments to the local area over the next 40 years. This averages to around $2.6 million a year.

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