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Earl F Wisdom Generating Station

Earl F. Wisdom Unit 2 was dedicated on June 30, 2004.

Earl F. Wisdom Generating Station Unit 2 is a Basin Electric peaking power resource.

The unit is a partnership between Basin Electric and Corn Belt Power Cooperative, Humboldt, IA. Corn Belt Power is a member-owner of Basin Electric.

Basin Electric and Corn Belt Power each have a 40-megawatt ownership share in the 80-megawatt natural gas/oil-fired combustion turbine. Corn Belt Power operates and maintain the units.

Earl F. Wisdom 2 facts

Located near Spencer, IA, this peaking plant is operated by natural gas. Capacity: 80 megawatts Operating since 2004 Runs during peak power demand Earl F. Wisdom Unit 1 is a coal-based power plant owned by Corn Belt Power.

Wisdom Unit 2 is located near Spencer, IA, next to the existing Earl F. Wisdom Generating Station Unit 1, a coal-based unit owned and operated by Corn Belt Power. Ground-breaking for the project was held on Oct. 29, 2003 and the project was completed during the spring of 2004 for an approximate cost of $40 million.

Wisdom Unit 2 was constructed to provide additional peaking capacity and risk mitigation for Basin Electric, and to satisfy a continuing demand for electricity by the cooperative’s member systems. The unit runs during times of peak power demand.

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