List of wind farms in the United States

Brazos Wind Ranch in Texas.

This is a list of large wind farms in the United States. To be included in this list, the farm must have a generating capacity of at least 170 megawatts (MW), or must be one of the three largest farms in its state and have a generating capacity of at least 120 MW. While there are currently no offshore wind farms in the United States, the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm (southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island) is under construction and expected to open in late 2016.^[1]

Wind farms

Operating

Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction

Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise

Wyoming and North Dakota lead per capita generation of electricity from wind

Shiloh Wind Power Plant. The surrounding land is used for sheep grazing and growing hay.

The Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas.

List of operating large wind farms^[2]

Farm	Installed capacity (MW)	State	Coordinates
Adair Wind Farm	174	Iowa	41°28′N 94°38′W / 41.467°N 94.633°W
Alta Wind Energy Center I-XI[3][4][5][6][7][8]	1548	California	35°1′N 118°19′W / 35.017°N 118.317°W
Altamont Pass Wind Farm	576	California	37°44′N 121°39′W / 37.733°N 121.650°W
Ashtabula Wind Farm	196	North Dakota	46°39′N 98°0′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W
Balko Wind[9]	300	Oklahoma
Bent Tree Wind Farm[10]	201	Minnesota	43°47′N 93°25′W / 43.783°N 93.417°W
Big Horn Wind Farm	200	Washington
Big Sky Wind Farm[3][11]	240	Illinois	41°34′N 89°26′W / 41.567°N 89.433°W
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm	450	Oregon	45°38′N 120°36′W / 45.633°N 120.600°W
Bishop Hill 1[12]	200	Illinois	41°13′N 90°7′W / 41.217°N 90.117°W
Bison Wind[13][14]	495	North Dakota	47°11′N 100°9′W / 47.183°N 100.150°W
Blackstone Wind Farm II[15]	200	Illinois	40°56′N 88°38′W / 40.933°N 88.633°W
Blue Canyon Wind Farm[16]	225	Oklahoma	34°51′N 98°34′W / 34.850°N 98.567°W
Blue Creek Wind Farm	302	Ohio	41°00′N 84°35′W / 41.000°N 84.583°W
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm	145	Wisconsin	43°51′N 88°15′W / 43.850°N 88.250°W
Buckeye Wind Energy Center[9]	206	Kansas
Buena Vista (Storm Lake)	193	Iowa	42°44′N 95°18′W / 42.733°N 95.300°W
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm	523	Texas	32°19′N 100°9′W / 32.317°N 100.150°W
Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm	225	Minnesota	44°22′N 96°21′W / 44.367°N 96.350°W
Buffalo Ridge II[17]	210	South Dakota	44°39′N 96°38′W / 44.650°N 96.633°W
Bull Creek Wind Farm	180	Texas
Canadian Hills Wind[18]	299	Oklahoma
Caney River Wind Project[19][20]	201	Kansas	37°17′N 96°27′W / 37.283°N 96.450°W
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm	662	Texas	31°54′N 100°54′W / 31.900°N 100.900°W
California Ridge Wind Farm[21]	217	Illinois	40°11′N 87°53′W / 40.183°N 87.883°W
Cedar Bluff[22]	199	Kansas
Cedar Creek Wind Farm (I & II)[3][23]	550	Colorado	40°52′N 104°6′W / 40.867°N 104.100°W
Cedar Point Wind Farm[24]	243	Colorado
Century Wind Farm	200	Iowa	42°30′N 93°38′W / 42.500°N 93.633°W
Chisholm View Wind[18]	235	Oklahoma
Crossroads Wind Farm[25]	227	Oklahoma	36°02′N 98°30′W / 36.033°N 98.500°W
Crow Lake Wind Farm[26]	162	South Dakota	43°46′N 99°00′W / 43.767°N 99.000°W
Crystal Lake Wind Farm	416	Iowa	43°14′N 93°50′W / 43.233°N 93.833°W
Dutch Hill/Cohocton Wind Farm	125	New York	42°33′N 77°29′W / 42.550°N 77.483°W
Eclipse Wind Project[27]	200	Iowa	41°41′N 94°45′W / 41.683°N 94.750°W
Elm Creek (I & II)[17][28]	249	Minnesota	43°44′N 94°46′W / 43.733°N 94.767°W
Farmers City Wind Project[29]	146	Missouri
Fenton Wind Farm	206	Minnesota	43°53′N 95°54′W / 43.883°N 95.900°W
Flat Ridge II Wind Energy[18]	470	Kansas
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm	600	Indiana	40°36′N 87°19′W / 40.600°N 87.317°W
Glacier Hills Wind Farm	162	Wisconsin	43°35′N 89°07′W / 43.583°N 89.117°W
Glacier Wind Farm	210	Montana	48°33′N 111°55′W / 48.550°N 111.917°W
Gratiot Farms	213	Michigan	43°24′N 84°29′W / 43.400°N 84.483°W
Grandview[14]	211	Texas
Glenrock wind farm (I, II, III)[30]	237	Wyoming	42°56′N 105°52′W / 42.933°N 105.867°W
Golden West Wind Farm[22]	249	Colorado
Goodwill Wind Farm[22]	200	Oklahoma
Goshen Wind Farm II[15]	125	Idaho	43°16′N 112°02′W / 43.267°N 112.033°W
Grand Ridge	210	Illinois	41°00′N 88°24′W / 41.000°N 88.400°W
Gulf Wind Farm	283	Texas	27°05′N 97°35′W / 27.083°N 97.583°W
Headwaters[14]	200	Indiana
Hereford 1[14]	200	Texas
Highland Wind Energy Center[22]	502	Iowa	43°05′N 95°34′W / 43.083°N 95.567°W
High Winds Wind Farm	162	California
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center	736	Texas	32°11′N 100°02′W / 32.183°N 100.033°W
Ironwood I[12]	168	Kansas	37°50′N 99°48′W / 37.833°N 99.800°W
Javalina Wind Farm[22]	250	Texas
Judith Gap Wind Farm	135	Montana
Jumbo Road Wind Farm[31]	300	Texas
Kay Wind Farm[22]	300	Oklahoma
Kingfisher Wind Farm[22]	180	Oklahoma
Keenan I & II[17]	253	Oklahoma	36°25′N 99°25′W / 36.417°N 99.417°W
Kibby Wind Power Project	132	Maine	45°25′N 70°33′W / 45.417°N 70.550°W
King Mountain Wind Farm	281	Texas	31°14′N 102°14′W / 31.233°N 102.233°W
Klondike Wind Farm	400	Oregon	45°35′N 120°36′W / 45.583°N 120.600°W
Lakefield Wind Farm(phase 1&2)[32]	206	Minnesota	43°42′N 95°09′W / 43.700°N 95.150°W
Langdon Wind Energy Center	159	North Dakota
Leaning Juniper Wind Project[3]	201	Oregon
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center	217	Illinois	41°43′N 89°02′W / 41.717°N 89.033°W
Limon[14]	201	Colorado
Locust Ridge Wind Farm	128	Pennsylvania	40°42′N 76°13′W / 40.700°N 76.217°W
Logan Wind Farm[33]	201	Colorado	40°57′N 103°11′W / 40.950°N 103.183°W
Logans Gap Wind Farm[9]	200	Texas
Lone Star Wind Farm	400	Texas	32°16′N 99°27′W / 32.267°N 99.450°W
Lost Creek Ridge Wind Farm	149	Missouri	40°03′N 94°30′W / 40.050°N 94.500°W
Lower Snake River Wind Project[34][35]	343	Washington	46°32′N 117°36′W / 46.533°N 117.600°W
Lundgren Wind Farm[36]	250	Iowa	42°17′N 93°52′W / 42.283°N 93.867°W
Luverne Wind Farm[37]	170	North Dakota	47°25′N 98°6′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W
Magic Valley[18]	201	Texas
Mammoth Plains[14]	199	Oklahoma	36°20′N 99°29′W / 36.333°N 99.483°W
Maple Ridge Wind Farms I & II	322	New York	43°45′N 75°33′W / 43.750°N 75.550°W
Marble River Wind Farm[18]	215	New York	44°58′N 73°55′W / 44.967°N 73.917°W
Meadow Lake Wind Farm I,II,III,IV	500	Indiana	40°36′N 86°52′W / 40.600°N 86.867°W
Meridan Way Wind Farm[38]	204	Kansas	39°25′N 97°42′W / 39.417°N 97.700°W
Mesquite Creek Wind[31]	211	Texas
Miami Wind Energy Center[14]	201	Texas	35°40′N 100°34′W / 35.667°N 100.567°W
Milford Wind Corridor Project, (I & II)[24]	305	Utah	38°33′N 112°56′W / 38.550°N 112.933°W
Minco I, II & III Wind Energy Centers[39]	200	Oklahoma	35°17′N 98°5′W / 35.283°N 98.083°W
Minonk	200	Illinois	40°52′N 88°57′W / 40.867°N 88.950°W
Mount Storm Wind Farm	264	West Virginia	39°14′N 79°12′W / 39.233°N 79.200°W
New Mexico Wind Energy Center	204	New Mexico	34°35′N 104°2′W / 34.583°N 104.033°W
Nobles Wind Farm	201	Minnesota	43°39′N 95°48′W / 43.650°N 95.800°W
Northeastern Colorado Wind Energy Center	174.3	Colorado	40°59′N 103°9′W / 40.983°N 103.150°W
Oakfield Wind Farm[22]	148	Maine
Palo Duro Wind Facility[14]	250	Texas	36°29′N 101°21′W / 36.483°N 101.350°W
Panhandle Wind (1 & 2)[14]	399	Texas
Panther Creek Wind Farm	458	Texas	31°58′N 99°54′W / 31.967°N 99.900°W
Papalote Creek Wind Farm I&II[15]	380	Texas	27°59′N 97°23′W / 27.983°N 97.383°W
Peetz Table Wind Farm	200	Colorado	40°57′N 103°9′W / 40.950°N 103.150°W
Peñascal Wind Farm	404	Texas	27°00′N 97°36′W / 27.000°N 97.600°W
Pilot Hill Wind Farm[9]	175	Illinois
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm	293	Iowa	43°28′N 92°35′W / 43.467°N 92.583°W
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm[9]	201	Minnesota
Pomeroy Wind Farm (1-4)[40][41]	286	Iowa	42°35′N 94°43′W / 42.583°N 94.717°W
Post Rock [12]	201	Kansas	38°50′N 98°27′W / 38.833°N 98.450°W
Prairie Breeze Wind Farm[42]	201	Nebraska	41°52′N 98°0′W / 41.867°N 98.000°W
Prairie Rose[43]	200	Minnesota	43°42′N 96°10′W / 43.700°N 96.167°W
Prairie Winds Wind Farm[3]	151	South Dakota	48°1′N 101°17′W / 48.017°N 101.283°W
Rattlesnake Den Wind Farm[9]	207	Texas
Rim Rock Wind Farm[44]	189	Montana	48°38′N 111°57′W / 48.633°N 111.950°W
Rolling Hills Wind Farm	444	Iowa	41°18′N 94°47′W / 41.300°N 94.783°W
Roosevelt Wind Farm[22]	250	New Mexico
Roscoe Wind Project	781[45]	Texas	32°16′N 100°21′W / 32.267°N 100.350°W
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm	619	California	33°55′N 116°35′W / 33.917°N 116.583°W
Seiling (1 & 2)[14]	299	Oklahoma	36°5′N 98°45′W / 36.083°N 98.750°W
Shannon Wind[22]	204	Texas
Sherbino Wind Farm I & II	300	Texas	30°49′N 102°22′W / 30.817°N 102.367°W
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm	845	Oregon	45°42′N 120°04′W / 45.700°N 120.067°W
Shiloh Wind Farm	300	California	38°7′N 121°50′W / 38.117°N 121.833°W
Smoky Hills Wind Farm	251	Kansas	38°58′N 98°09′W / 38.967°N 98.150°W
South Plains[22]	200	Texas
Spinning Spur Wind III [9]	194	Texas
Spring Valley Wind Farm[46]	152	Nevada	39°06′N 114°29′W / 39.100°N 114.483°W
Stateline Wind Project	300	Oregon	46°02′N 118°48′W / 46.033°N 118.800°W
Stephens Ranch[14]	211	Texas
Story County Wind Farm I & II	300	Iowa	42°4′N 93°19′W / 42.067°N 93.317°W
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm[47]	300	Illinois	40°57′N 88°29′W / 40.950°N 88.483°W
Sweetwater Wind Farm	585	Texas	32°20′N 100°27′W / 32.333°N 100.450°W
Tatanka Wind Farm	180	North and South Dakota	45°56′N 98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm	690	California	35°06′N 118°17′W / 35.100°N 118.283°W
Timber Road II Wind Farm[41]	150	Ohio	41°08′N 84°39′W / 41.133°N 84.650°W
Top Crop Wind Farm	300	Illinois	41°10′N 88°38′W / 41.167°N 88.633°W
Top of Iowa (I,II,II)[48]	190	Iowa	43°05′N 93°25′W / 43.083°N 93.417°W
Top of the World[15]	200	Wyoming	42°55′N 105°58′W / 42.917°N 105.967°W
Trinity Hills	225	Texas	33°26′N 98°46′W / 33.433°N 98.767°W
Tucannon[14]	267	Texas
Tuscola Bay	120	Michigan
Twin Groves Wind Farms I & II	396	Illinois	40°29′N 88°42′W / 40.483°N 88.700°W
Waverly[22]	202	Kansas
Whispering Willow Wind Farm	200	Iowa	42°37′N 93°18′W / 42.617°N 93.300°W
White Creek Wind Power Project	204	Washington
Wild Horse Wind Farm	229	Washington	47°01′N 120°13′W / 47.017°N 120.217°W
Wildcat Wind Farm Phase I	200	Indiana
Windy Point/Windy Flats	400	Washington	45°44′N 120°44′W / 45.733°N 120.733°W
Wyoming Wind Energy Center	144	Wyoming

Proposed

Proposed large wind farms

Farm	Capacity (MW)	State	Coordinates
Banner County Wind Farm	2000	Nebraska	41°32′N 103°43′W / 41.533°N 103.717°W
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Project[49]	300	Colorado
Dakota Wind[50]	750	South Dakota
El Cabo[51]	1000	New Mexico
Judith Highlands Energy [50]	500	Montana
Mud Springs Wind Ranch [52]	240	Montana	Carbon County
NECO Wind [50]	650	Colorado
Chokecherry-Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project [53]	3000	Wyoming
White Cloud Wind Project[54]	300	Missouri

See also

• List of offshore wind farms in the United States
• List of renewable energy topics by country
• List of U.S. states by electricity production from renewable sources
• List of wind turbine manufacturers
• Renewable portfolio standard
• Wind ENergy Data & Information (WENDI) Gateway

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External links

• Proposed offshore wind projects in North America
• Map of US wind projects