MORNING LIGHT WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Adair County
- Operator
- MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57875
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 413 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 42%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.5003, -94.6433
MORNING LIGHT WIND FARM, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Adair County, Iowa. Operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned 2012.
How MORNING LIGHT WIND FARM compares
With 101 MW of capacity, MORNING LIGHT WIND FARM ranks 40th among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 19th of the 63 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.0% of Iowa's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 234th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 87% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, runs 28 operating plants in Iowa totaling 8,028 MW. It shares Adair County with 10 other operating plants, including ADAIR WIND FARM and NORTH.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 111 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 413 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), up 28% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION, about 2.0 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 1,051 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROLLING HILLS WIND FARM (444 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MORNING LIGHT WIND FARM is a 101 MW wind power plant in Adair County, IA, operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned in 2012. Adair County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Adair County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 12.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 45.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Adair County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Adair County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.