EDF Renewables and Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company, have announced that the 200MW Golden Plains Wind Project achieved commercial operation.
Located in Winnebago and Kossuth counties in the north central portion of Iowa, the project features 82 GE Renewable Energy turbines. With Golden Plains, EDF Renewables has developed or placed in service 1.4GW of wind energy capacity in the state. Golden Plains Wind Project is part of Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company plan to reach 1,299MW of wind generation to Iowa by the end of 2020.