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List of wind farms in the United States

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2018 wind farm map
North Dakota and Wyoming lead per capita generation of electricity from wind

This is a list of large wind farms in the United States. Many of the wind farms in the United States are located in the Great Plains.

Onshore wind farms

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Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any of the three largest farms in its state with a generating capacity of at least 120 MW.

Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction
Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise
Shiloh Wind Power Plant. The surrounding land is used for sheep grazing and growing hay.
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas.
Brazos Wind Ranch in Texas.
Farm State Coordinates Installed
capacity
(MW)
Ref
Adair Wind Farm  Iowa 41°28′N 94°38′W / 41.467°N 94.633°W / 41.467; -94.633 (Adair Wind Farm) 174
Alta Wind Energy Center I-XI  California 35°1′N 118°19′W / 35.017°N 118.317°W / 35.017; -118.317 (Alta Wind Energy Center) 1548 [1][2][3][4][5]
Altamont Pass Wind Farm  California 37°44′N 121°39′W / 37.733°N 121.650°W / 37.733; -121.650 (Altamont Pass Wind Farm) 576
Amazon Wind Farm  Texas 32°44′N 100°44′W / 32.733°N 100.733°W / 32.733; -100.733 (Amazon Wind Farm) 253
Arbor Hill Wind Farm  Iowa 41°21′N 94°29′W / 41.350°N 94.483°W / 41.350; -94.483 (Arbor Hill Wind Farm) 250 [6]
Armadillo Flats Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°22′N 97°49′W / 36.367°N 97.817°W / 36.367; -97.817 (Armadillo Flats Wind Farm) 247 [6]
Ashtabula Wind Farm  North Dakota 46°39′N 98°0′W / 46.650°N 98.000°W / 46.650; -98.000 (Ashtabula wind farm) 196
Balko Wind  Oklahoma 36°31′N 100°54′W / 36.517°N 100.900°W / 36.517; -100.900 (Balko Wind) 300 [7]
Bearkat Wind Farm  Texas 31°44′N 101°35′W / 31.733°N 101.583°W / 31.733; -101.583 (Bearkat Wind Farm) 197 [8]
Beaver Creek Wind Farm I & II  Iowa 42°02′N 94°02′W / 42.033°N 94.033°W / 42.033; -94.033 (Beaver Creek Wind Farm) 340 [9]
Bent Tree Wind Farm  Minnesota 43°47′N 93°25′W / 43.783°N 93.417°W / 43.783; -93.417 (Bent Tree wind farm) 201 [10]
Bethel Wind Farm  Texas 34°34′N 102°28′W / 34.567°N 102.467°W / 34.567; -102.467 (Bethel Wind farm) 276 [11]
Big Horn Wind Farm  Washington 45°45′N 120°48′W / 45.750°N 120.800°W / 45.750; -120.800 (Big Horn Wind Farm) 200
Big Sky Wind Farm  Illinois 41°34′N 89°26′W / 41.567°N 89.433°W / 41.567; -89.433 (Big Sky Wind Farm) 240 [1][12]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm  Oregon 45°38′N 120°36′W / 45.633°N 120.600°W / 45.633; -120.600 (Biglow Canyon Wind Farm) 450
Bingham Wind Farm  Maine 45°06′N 69°46′W / 45.100°N 69.767°W / 45.100; -69.767 (Bingham Wind Farm) 184 [13]
Bishop Hill 1  Illinois 41°13′N 90°7′W / 41.217°N 90.117°W / 41.217; -90.117 (Bishop Hill Wind Project) 200 [14]
Bison Wind Energy Center  North Dakota 46°59′N 101°33′W / 46.983°N 101.550°W / 46.983; -101.550 (Bison Wind Farm) 497 [15]
Blackstone Wind Farm II  Illinois 40°56′N 88°38′W / 40.933°N 88.633°W / 40.933; -88.633 (Blackstone wind farm) 200 [16]
Blue Canyon Wind Farm  Oklahoma 34°51′N 98°34′W / 34.850°N 98.567°W / 34.850; -98.567 (Blue Canyon Wind Farm) 423 [17][18]
Blue Creek Wind Farm  Ohio 41°00′N 84°35′W / 41.000°N 84.583°W / 41.000; -84.583 (Blue Creek Wind Farm) 302
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm  Wisconsin 43°51′N 88°15′W / 43.850°N 88.250°W / 43.850; -88.250 (Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm) 145
Bluestem Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°33′N 100°35′W / 36.550°N 100.583°W / 36.550; -100.583 (Bluestem Wind Farm) 198 [13]
Brady Wind Energy Center (I & II)  North Dakota 46°00′N 102°39′W / 46.000°N 102.650°W / 46.000; -102.650 (Brady Wind Energy Center) 299 [13]
Breunnings Breeze  Texas 26°28′N 97°50′W / 26.467°N 97.833°W / 26.467; -97.833 (Breunnings Breeze Wind Farm) 228 [11]
Broadview Energy Wind  New Mexico 34°34′N 103°16′W / 34.567°N 103.267°W / 34.567; -103.267 (Broadview Energy Wind) 324 [19]
Buena Vista (Storm Lake)  Iowa 42°44′N 95°18′W / 42.733°N 95.300°W / 42.733; -95.300 (Storm Lake Wind Farm) 193
Buckeye Wind Energy Center  Kansas 39°03′N 97°10′W / 39.050°N 97.167°W / 39.050; -97.167 (Buckeye Wind Energy Center) 206 [7]
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm  Texas 32°19′N 100°9′W / 32.317°N 100.150°W / 32.317; -100.150 (Buffalo Gap Wind Farm) 523
Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm  Minnesota 44°22′N 96°21′W / 44.367°N 96.350°W / 44.367; -96.350 (Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm) 225
Buffalo Ridge II  South Dakota 44°39′N 96°38′W / 44.650°N 96.633°W / 44.650; -96.633 (Buffalo Ridge II wind farm) 210 [20]
Bull Creek Wind Farm  Texas 32°56′N 101°35′W / 32.933°N 101.583°W / 32.933; -101.583 (Bull Creek Wind Farm) 180
Canadian Hills Wind Farm  Oklahoma 35°41′N 98°09′W / 35.683°N 98.150°W / 35.683; -98.150 (Canadian Hills Wind Farm) 299 [21]
Caney River Wind Project  Kansas 37°17′N 96°27′W / 37.283°N 96.450°W / 37.283; -96.450 (Caney River Wind Project) 201 [22][23]
Capital Bloom Wind Farm  Kansas 37°29′N 99°55′W / 37.483°N 99.917°W / 37.483; -99.917 (Capital Bloom Wind Farm) 178 [11]
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm  Texas 31°54′N 100°54′W / 31.900°N 100.900°W / 31.900; -100.900 (Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm) 662
California Ridge Wind Farm  Illinois 40°11′N 87°53′W / 40.183°N 87.883°W / 40.183; -87.883 (California Ridge Wind Farm) 217 [24]
Camp Springs Energy Center  Texas 32°44′N 100°48′W / 32.733°N 100.800°W / 32.733; -100.800 (Camp Springs Energy Center) 250
Cedar Bluff Wind Farm  Kansas 38°29′N 99°59′W / 38.483°N 99.983°W / 38.483; -99.983 (Cedar Bluff Wind Farm) 199 [21]
Cedar Creek Wind Farm  Colorado 40°52′N 104°6′W / 40.867°N 104.100°W / 40.867; -104.100 (Cedar Creek Wind Farm) 550 [1]
Cedar Point Wind Farm  Colorado 39°25′N 103°41′W / 39.417°N 103.683°W / 39.417; -103.683 (Cedar Point Wind Farm) 252 [1]
Cedar Springs Wind Farm  Wyoming 42°59′N 105°26′W / 42.983°N 105.433°W / 42.983; -105.433 (Cedar Springs) 533 [25]
Century Wind Farm  Iowa 42°30′N 93°38′W / 42.500°N 93.633°W / 42.500; -93.633 (Century Wind Farm) 200
Chapman Ranch Wind Farm  Texas 27°37′N 97°32′W / 27.617°N 97.533°W / 27.617; -97.533 (Chapman Ranch Wind Farm) 236 [11]
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm  Colorado 38°59′N 102°20′W / 38.983°N 102.333°W / 38.983; -102.333 (Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm) 498 [26][27]
Chisholm View Wind I & II  Oklahoma 36°34′N 97°46′W / 36.567°N 97.767°W / 36.567; -97.767 (Chisholm View Wind Farm) 300 [21]
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm  Kansas 37°21′N 99°59′W / 37.350°N 99.983°W / 37.350; -99.983 (Cimarron Bend Wind Farm) 400 [13][19]
Clear Creek Energy Center  Missouri 40°22′N 94°54′W / 40.367°N 94.900°W / 40.367; -94.900 (Clear Creek Energy Center) 236 [28]
Clines Corner Wind Farm  New Mexico 34°21′N 105°26′W / 34.350°N 105.433°W / 34.350; -105.433 (Clines Corners Wind Farm) 325 [29]
Colbeck's Corner Wind Farm  Texas 35°15′N 101°11′W / 35.250°N 101.183°W / 35.250; -101.183 (Colbeck's Corner Wind Farm) 200 [30]
Courtenay Wind farm  North Dakota 47°11′N 98°36′W / 47.183°N 98.600°W / 47.183; -98.600 (Courtenay Wind Farm) 200 [13]
Crescent Wind  Michigan 42°01′N 84°31′W / 42.017°N 84.517°W / 42.017; -84.517 (Crescent Wind) 166 [31]
Crossroads Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°02′N 98°30′W / 36.033°N 98.500°W / 36.033; -98.500 (Crossroads Wind Farm) 227 [32]
Crow Lake Wind Farm  South Dakota 43°46′N 99°00′W / 43.767°N 99.000°W / 43.767; -99.000 (Crow Lake wind farm) 162 [33]
Crystal Lake Wind Farm  Iowa 43°14′N 93°50′W / 43.233°N 93.833°W / 43.233; -93.833 (Crystal Lake Wind Farm) 416
Deerfield Wind Farm  Michigan 43°57′N 82°54′W / 43.950°N 82.900°W / 43.950; -82.900 (Deerfield Wind Farm) 149 [19]
Desert Wind Farm  North Carolina 36°19′N 76°25′W / 36.317°N 76.417°W / 36.317; -76.417 (Desert Wind Farm) 208 [34]
Diamond Vista Wind Farm  Kansas 38°49′N 97°36′W / 38.817°N 97.600°W / 38.817; -97.600 (Diamond Vista Wind Farm) 299 [35]
Dry Lake Wind Farm I & II  Arizona 34°38′N 110°13′W / 34.633°N 110.217°W / 34.633; -110.217 (Dry Lake Wind Farm) 128
Dutch Hill/Cohocton Wind Farm  New York 42°33′N 77°29′W / 42.550°N 77.483°W / 42.550; -77.483 (Dutch Hill wind farm) 125
Eclipse Wind Project  Iowa 41°41′N 94°45′W / 41.683°N 94.750°W / 41.683; -94.750 (Eclipse Wind Project) 200 [36]
Ekola Flats  Wyoming 41°56′N 106°19′W / 41.933°N 106.317°W / 41.933; -106.317 (Ekola Flats) 250 [37]
El Cabo Wind Farm  New Mexico 34°36′N 106°02′W / 34.600°N 106.033°W / 34.600; -106.033 (El Cabo Wind Farm) 298 [38]
Electra Wind Farm  Texas 34°09′N 99°30′W / 34.150°N 99.500°W / 34.150; -99.500 (Electra Wind Farm) 230 [13]
Elm Creek (I & II)  Minnesota 43°44′N 94°46′W / 43.733°N 94.767°W / 43.733; -94.767 (Elm Creek Wind Farm) 249 [20][39]
Fenton Wind Farm  Minnesota 43°53′N 95°54′W / 43.883°N 95.900°W / 43.883; -95.900 (Fenton Wind Farm) 206
Flat Ridge Wind Farm  Kansas 37°13′N 98°15′W / 37.217°N 98.250°W / 37.217; -98.250 (Flat Ridge wind farm) 570
Flat Top Wind  Texas 31°41′N 98°31′W / 31.683°N 98.517°W / 31.683; -98.517 (Flat Top Wind Farm) 200 [6]
Forward Wind Energy Center  Wisconsin 43°37′N 88°29′W / 43.617°N 88.483°W / 43.617; -88.483 (Forward Wind Energy Center) 138
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm  Indiana 40°36′N 87°19′W / 40.600°N 87.317°W / 40.600; -87.317 (Fowler Ridge Wind Farm) 600
Frontier Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°48′N 97°15′W / 36.800°N 97.250°W / 36.800; -97.250 (Frontier Wind Farm) 200 [34]
Glacier Hills Wind Farm  Wisconsin 43°35′N 89°07′W / 43.583°N 89.117°W / 43.583; -89.117 (Glacier Hills wind farm) 162
Glacier Wind Farm  Montana 48°33′N 111°55′W / 48.550°N 111.917°W / 48.550; -111.917 (Glacier wind farm) 210
Glenrock wind farm (I, II, III)  Wyoming 42°56′N 105°52′W / 42.933°N 105.867°W / 42.933; -105.867 (Glenrock Wind Farm) 237 [40]
Golden West Wind Farm  Colorado 38°56′N 104°13′W / 38.933°N 104.217°W / 38.933; -104.217 (Golden West Wind Farm) 249 [21]
Goodwell Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°50′N 101°26′W / 36.833°N 101.433°W / 36.833; -101.433 (Goodwell Wind Farm) 200 [21]
Goshen Wind Farm II  Idaho 43°16′N 112°02′W / 43.267°N 112.033°W / 43.267; -112.033 (Goshen Wind Farm) 125 [16]
Gratiot County Wind Project (DTE)  Michigan 43°23′N 84°27′W / 43.383°N 84.450°W / 43.383; -84.450 (Gratiot Farms) 213
Grandview  Texas 35°21′N 101°23′W / 35.350°N 101.383°W / 35.350; -101.383 (Grandview Wind Farm) 211 [41]
Grande Prairie Wind Farm  Nebraska 42°36′N 98°26′W / 42.600°N 98.433°W / 42.600; -98.433 (Grande Prairie Wind Farm) 400 [42]
Grand Ridge Wind Farm  Illinois 41°00′N 88°24′W / 41.000°N 88.400°W / 41.000; -88.400 (Grand Ridge Wind Farm) 210
Great Western Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°10′N 99°36′W / 36.167°N 99.600°W / 36.167; -99.600 (Great Western Wind Farm) 225 [34]
Green Pastures Wind Farm  Texas 33°38′N 99°25′W / 33.633°N 99.417°W / 33.633; -99.417 (Green Pastures Wind Farm) 300 [43]
Gulf Wind Farm  Texas 27°05′N 97°35′W / 27.083°N 97.583°W / 27.083; -97.583 (Gulf Wind Farm) 283
Haystack Wind Farm  Nebraska 298 [44]
Headwaters Wind Farm  Indiana 40°04′N 85°01′W / 40.067°N 85.017°W / 40.067; -85.017 (Headwaters Wind Farm) 200 [41][45]
Helena Energy Center  Texas 268 [46]
Hereford 1  Texas 34°49′N 102°25′W / 34.817°N 102.417°W / 34.817; -102.417 (Hereford Wind Farm) 200 [41]
High Prairie Renewable Energy Center  Missouri 40°25′N 92°31′W / 40.417°N 92.517°W / 40.417; -92.517 (High Prairie REC) 400 [47]
Highland Wind Energy Center  Iowa 43°05′N 95°34′W / 43.083°N 95.567°W / 43.083; -95.567 (Highland Wind Energy Center) 502 [21]
Hidalgo Wind Farm  Texas 26°28′N 98°25′W / 26.467°N 98.417°W / 26.467; -98.417 (Hidalgo Wind Farm) 250 [34]
HillTopper Wind Farm  Illinois 39°57′N 89°18′W / 39.950°N 89.300°W / 39.950; -89.300 (HillTopper Wind Farm) 185 [35]
Horse Creek Wind Farm  Texas 33°10′N 99°45′W / 33.167°N 99.750°W / 33.167; -99.750 (Horse Creek Wind Farm) 230 [13]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center  Texas 32°11′N 100°02′W / 32.183°N 100.033°W / 32.183; -100.033 (Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center) 736
Ida Grove Wind Farm  Iowa 42°16′N 95°28′W / 42.267°N 95.467°W / 42.267; -95.467 (Ida Grove Wind Farm) 301 [48]
Javelina Wind Energy Center  Texas 27°49′N 99°27′W / 27.817°N 99.450°W / 27.817; -99.450 (Javelina Wind Energy Center) 749 [49]
Judith Gap Wind Farm  Montana 46°34′N 109°45′W / 46.567°N 109.750°W / 46.567; -109.750 (Judith Gap Wind Farm) 135
Jumbo Road Wind Farm  Texas 34°49′N 102°24′W / 34.817°N 102.400°W / 34.817; -102.400 (Jumbo Road Wind Farm) 300 [50]
Kay Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°59′N 97°08′W / 36.983°N 97.133°W / 36.983; -97.133 (Kay Wind Farm) 300 [21]
Kelly Creek Wind Farm  Illinois 40°58′N 88°12′W / 40.967°N 88.200°W / 40.967; -88.200 (Kelly Creek Wind Farm) 184 [34]
Kingfisher Wind Farm  Oklahoma 35°40′N 97°52′W / 35.667°N 97.867°W / 35.667; -97.867 (Kingfisher Wind Farm) 298 [21]
Kingman Wind Energy (I & II)  Kansas 37°33′N 98°10′W / 37.550°N 98.167°W / 37.550; -98.167 (Kingman Wind Energy Center) 204 [34]
Keenan I & II  Oklahoma 36°25′N 99°25′W / 36.417°N 99.417°W / 36.417; -99.417 (Keenan II Wind Project) 253 [20]
Kibby Wind Power Project  Maine 45°25′N 70°33′W / 45.417°N 70.550°W / 45.417; -70.550 (Kibby Wind Power Project) 132
King Mountain Wind Farm  Texas 31°14′N 102°14′W / 31.233°N 102.233°W / 31.233; -102.233 (King Mountain Wind Farm) 281
Klondike Wind Farm  Oregon 45°35′N 120°36′W / 45.583°N 120.600°W / 45.583; -120.600 (Klondike Wind Farm) 400
Lakefield Wind Farm(phase 1&2)  Minnesota 43°42′N 95°09′W / 43.700°N 95.150°W / 43.700; -95.150 (Lakefield Wind Farm) 206 [51]
Leaning Juniper Wind Project  Oregon 45°36′N 120°07′W / 45.600°N 120.117°W / 45.600; -120.117 (Leaning Juniper Wind Project) 201 [1]
Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center  Illinois 41°43′N 89°02′W / 41.717°N 89.033°W / 41.717; -89.033 (Lee-Dekalb Wind Energy Center) 217
Lincoln Land Wind  Illinois 302 [52]
Limon Wind Energy Center  Colorado 39°23′N 103°34′W / 39.383°N 103.567°W / 39.383; -103.567 (Limon Wind) 601 [41]
Live Oak  Texas 30°54′N 100°37′W / 30.900°N 100.617°W / 30.900; -100.617 (Live Oak Wind Farm) 200 [35]
Locust Ridge Wind Farm  Pennsylvania 40°42′N 76°13′W / 40.700°N 76.217°W / 40.700; -76.217 (Locust Ridge Wind Farm) 128
Logans Gap Wind Farm  Texas 31°49′N 98°41′W / 31.817°N 98.683°W / 31.817; -98.683 (Logan's Gap Wind Farm) 200 [7]
Lone Star Wind Farm  Texas 32°16′N 99°27′W / 32.267°N 99.450°W / 32.267; -99.450 (Lone Star Wind Farm) 400
Los Vientos Wind Farm  Texas 26°22′N 98°49′W / 26.367°N 98.817°W / 26.367; -98.817 (Los Vientos Wind Farm) 900 [53]
Lower Snake River Wind Project  Washington 46°32′N 117°36′W / 46.533°N 117.600°W / 46.533; -117.600 (Lower Snake River Wind Project) 343 [54][55]
Lundgren Wind Farm  Iowa 42°17′N 93°52′W / 42.283°N 93.867°W / 42.283; -93.867 (Lundgren Wind Farm) 250 [56]
Luverne Wind Farm  North Dakota 47°25′N 98°6′W / 47.417°N 98.100°W / 47.417; -98.100 (Luverne Wind farm) 170 [57]
Magic Valley Wind Farm  Texas 26°25′N 97°34′W / 26.417°N 97.567°W / 26.417; -97.567 (Magic Valley Wind Farm) 201 [21]
Mammoth Plains  Oklahoma 36°20′N 99°29′W / 36.333°N 99.483°W / 36.333; -99.483 (Mammoth Plains Wind Energy Center) 199 [41]
Maple Ridge Wind Farms I & II  New York 43°45′N 75°33′W / 43.750°N 75.550°W / 43.750; -75.550 (Maple Ridge Wind Farm) 322
Marble River Wind Farm  New York 44°58′N 73°55′W / 44.967°N 73.917°W / 44.967; -73.917 (Marble River Wind Farm) 215 [21]
Mariah North Wind Farm  Texas 34°32′N 102°55′W / 34.533°N 102.917°W / 34.533; -102.917 (Mariah North Wind Farm) 230 [13]
Meadow Lake Wind Farm  Indiana 40°36′N 86°52′W / 40.600°N 86.867°W / 40.600; -86.867 (Meadow Lake Wind Farm) 801 [58]
Mehoopany Wind Farm  Pennsylvania 41°25′N 76°03′W / 41.417°N 76.050°W / 41.417; -76.050 (Mehoopany Wind Farm) 141 [59]
Meridan Way Wind Farm  Kansas 39°25′N 97°42′W / 39.417°N 97.700°W / 39.417; -97.700 (Meridan Way Wind Farm) 204 [60]
Mesquite Creek Wind  Texas 32°42′N 101°44′W / 32.700°N 101.733°W / 32.700; -101.733 (Mesquite Creek Wind Farm) 211 [50]
Miami Wind Energy Center  Texas 35°40′N 100°34′W / 35.667°N 100.567°W / 35.667; -100.567 (Miami Wind Energy Center) 289 [41]
Milford Wind Corridor Project  Utah 38°33′N 112°56′W / 38.550°N 112.933°W / 38.550; -112.933 (Milford Wind Corridor Project) 306 [1]
Minco I, II & III Wind Energy Centers  Oklahoma 35°17′N 98°5′W / 35.283°N 98.083°W / 35.283; -98.083 (Minco I, II & III Wind Energy Centers) 200 [61]
Minonk  Illinois 40°52′N 88°57′W / 40.867°N 88.950°W / 40.867; -88.950 (Minonk Wind Farm) 200
Mount Storm Wind Farm  West Virginia 39°14′N 79°12′W / 39.233°N 79.200°W / 39.233; -79.200 (Mount Storm Wind Farm) 264
New Mexico Wind Energy Center  New Mexico 34°35′N 104°2′W / 34.583°N 104.033°W / 34.583; -104.033 (New Mexico Wind Energy Center) 204
Ninnescah Wind Farm  Kansas 37°35′N 98°35′W / 37.583°N 98.583°W / 37.583; -98.583 (Ninnescah Wind Farm) 200 [34]
Nobles Wind Farm  Minnesota 43°39′N 95°48′W / 43.650°N 95.800°W / 43.650; -95.800 (Nobles Wind Farm) 201
North English Wind Farm  Iowa 41°41′N 92°32′W / 41.683°N 92.533°W / 41.683; -92.533 (North English Wind Farm) 200 [6]
Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center  Colorado 40°59′N 103°9′W / 40.983°N 103.150°W / 40.983; -103.150 (Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center) 174 [62]
Oakfield Wind Farm  Maine 46°03′N 68°09′W / 46.050°N 68.150°W / 46.050; -68.150 (Oakfield Wind Farm) 148 [21]
O'Brien Wind Farm  Iowa 43°12′N 95°38′W / 43.200°N 95.633°W / 43.200; -95.633 (O'Brien Wind Farm) 250 [48]
Odell Wind Farm  Minnesota 43°51′N 94°56′W / 43.850°N 94.933°W / 43.850; -94.933 (Odell Wind Farm) 200 [63]
Osborn Wind Energy Center  Missouri 39°45′N 94°28′W / 39.750°N 94.467°W / 39.750; -94.467 (Osborn Wind Energy Center) 200 [34]
Palo Duro Wind Facility  Texas 36°29′N 101°21′W / 36.483°N 101.350°W / 36.483; -101.350 (Palo Duro Wind Facility) 250 [41]
Panhandle Wind Farm (I & II)  Texas 35°26′N 101°15′W / 35.433°N 101.250°W / 35.433; -101.250 (Panhandle Wind Farm) 399 [41]
Panther Creek Wind Farm  Texas 31°58′N 99°54′W / 31.967°N 99.900°W / 31.967; -99.900 (Panther Creek Wind Farm) 458
Papalote Creek Wind Farm  Texas 27°59′N 97°23′W / 27.983°N 97.383°W / 27.983; -97.383 (Papalote Creek Wind Farm) 380 [16]
Peetz Table Wind Energy Center  Colorado 40°57′N 103°9′W / 40.950°N 103.150°W / 40.950; -103.150 (Peetz Wind Farm) 430
Peñascal Wind Farm  Texas 27°07′N 97°32′W / 27.117°N 97.533°W / 27.117; -97.533 (Peñascal Wind Farm) 605
Persimmon Creek 1  Oklahoma 36°11′N 99°25′W / 36.183°N 99.417°W / 36.183; -99.417 (Persimmon Creek Wind Farm) 199 [6]
Pilot Hill Wind Farm  Illinois 41°00′N 88°03′W / 41.000°N 88.050°W / 41.000; -88.050 (Pilot Hill Wind Farm) 175 [7]
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm  Iowa 43°28′N 92°35′W / 43.467°N 92.583°W / 43.467; -92.583 (Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm) 293
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm  Minnesota 43°49′N 92°46′W / 43.817°N 92.767°W / 43.817; -92.767 (Pleasant Valley Wind Farm) 201 [7]
Plum Creek Wind  Nebraska 230 [64]
Polaris Wind Park  Michigan 43°18′N 84°29′W / 43.300°N 84.483°W / 43.300; -84.483 (Polaris Wind Park) 168 [65]
Pomeroy Wind Farm (1-4)  Iowa 42°35′N 94°43′W / 42.583°N 94.717°W / 42.583; -94.717 (Pomeroy(MidAmerican Energy) Wind Farm) 286 [66][67]
Post Rock  Kansas 38°50′N 98°27′W / 38.833°N 98.450°W / 38.833; -98.450 (Post Rock Wind Farm) 201 [14]
Prairie Breeze Wind Farm  Nebraska 41°52′N 98°0′W / 41.867°N 98.000°W / 41.867; -98.000 (Prairie Breeze Wind Farm) 237 [68][30]
Prairie Queen Wind Farm  Kansas 37°59′N 95°13′W / 37.983°N 95.217°W / 37.983; -95.217 (Prairie Queen Wind Farm) 199 [69]
Prairie Rose  Minnesota 43°42′N 96°10′W / 43.700°N 96.167°W / 43.700; -96.167 (Prairie Rose Wind Farm) 200 [70]
Prairie Winds Wind Farm  South Dakota 48°1′N 101°17′W / 48.017°N 101.283°W / 48.017; -101.283 (Prairie Winds Wind Farm) 151 [1]
Pratt Wind Energy Center  Kansas 37°39′N 98°44′W / 37.650°N 98.733°W / 37.650; -98.733 (Pratt Wind Energy Center) 220 [6]
Pryor Mountain Wind Farm  Montana 45°08′N 108°41′W / 45.133°N 108.683°W / 45.133; -108.683 (Pryor Mountain Wind) 240 [71]
Radford's Run Wind Farm  Illinois 39°42′N 89°01′W / 39.700°N 89.017°W / 39.700; -89.017 (Radford's Run Wind Farm) 306 [72]
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm  Nebraska 42°20′N 96°48′W / 42.333°N 96.800°W / 42.333; -96.800 (Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm) 318 [35]
Rattlesnake Den Wind Farm  Texas 31°47′N 101°44′W / 31.783°N 101.733°W / 31.783; -101.733 (Rattlesnake Den Wind Farm) 207 [7]
Red Cloud Wind  New Mexico 34°16′N 105°25′W / 34.267°N 105.417°W / 34.267; -105.417 (Red Cloud Wind) 350 [29]
Red Dirt Wind Project  Oklahoma 35°54′N 97°45′W / 35.900°N 97.750°W / 35.900; -97.750 (Red Dirt Wind Project) 299 [8]
Red Pine Wind  Minnesota 44°26′N 96°18′W / 44.433°N 96.300°W / 44.433; -96.300 (Red Pine Wind Project) 200 [73]
Rim Rock Wind Farm  Montana 48°38′N 111°57′W / 48.633°N 111.950°W / 48.633; -111.950 (Rim Rock Wind Farm) 189 [74]
Roadhouse Wind Energy Center  Wyoming 41°04′N 105°07′W / 41.067°N 105.117°W / 41.067; -105.117 (Roundhouse) 225 [75]
Rock Creek Wind Project  Missouri 40°26′N 95°15′W / 40.433°N 95.250°W / 40.433; -95.250 (Rock Creek Wind Project) 300 [76]
Rolling Hills Wind Farm  Iowa 41°18′N 94°47′W / 41.300°N 94.783°W / 41.300; -94.783 (Rolling Hills Wind Farm) 444
Roosevelt Wind Farm  New Mexico 33°56′N 103°31′W / 33.933°N 103.517°W / 33.933; -103.517 (Roosevelt Wind Farm) 250 [21]
Roscoe Wind Project  Texas 32°16′N 100°21′W / 32.267°N 100.350°W / 32.267; -100.350 (Roscoe Wind Project) 781 [77]
Rush Creek Wind Project  Colorado 39°10′N 103°51′W / 39.167°N 103.850°W / 39.167; -103.850 (Rush Creek Wind Farm) 600 [6]
Rush Springs Wind Energy Ctr.  Oklahoma 34°41′N 97°50′W / 34.683°N 97.833°W / 34.683; -97.833 (Rush Springs Wind Energy Center) 249 [13]
Sage Draw Wind  Texas 338 [78]
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm  California 33°55′N 116°35′W / 33.917°N 116.583°W / 33.917; -116.583 (San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm) 619
Santa Rita Wind Energy  Texas 31°11′N 101°19′W / 31.183°N 101.317°W / 31.183; -101.317 (Santa Rita Wind Energy) 300 [11]
Seiling  Oklahoma 36°5′N 98°45′W / 36.083°N 98.750°W / 36.083; -98.750 (Seiling) 299 [41]
Shannon Wind Farm  Texas 33°30′N 98°22′W / 33.500°N 98.367°W / 33.500; -98.367 (Shannon Wind Farm) 204 [21]
Sherbino Wind Farm  Texas 30°49′N 102°22′W / 30.817°N 102.367°W / 30.817; -102.367 (Sherbino Wind Farm) 300
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm  Oregon 45°42′N 120°04′W / 45.700°N 120.067°W / 45.700; -120.067 (Shepherds Flat Wind Farm) 845
Shiloh Wind Farm  California 38°7′N 121°50′W / 38.117°N 121.833°W / 38.117; -121.833 (Shiloh Wind Farm) 300
Smoky Hills Wind Farm  Kansas 38°58′N 98°09′W / 38.967°N 98.150°W / 38.967; -98.150 (Smoky Hills Wind Farm) 251
South Plains Wind Farm I & II  Texas 34°11′N 101°22′W / 34.183°N 101.367°W / 34.183; -101.367 (South Plains Wind Farm) 500 [21]
Spinning Spur Wind Farm  Texas 35°14′N 102°13′W / 35.233°N 102.217°W / 35.233; -102.217 (Spinning Spur Wind Farm) 516 [7]
Spring Valley Wind Farm  Nevada 39°06′N 114°29′W / 39.100°N 114.483°W / 39.100; -114.483 (Spring Valley Wind Farm) 152 [79]
Stateline Wind Project  Oregon 46°02′N 118°48′W / 46.033°N 118.800°W / 46.033; -118.800 (Stateline Wind Project) 300
Stella Wind Farm  Texas 26°56′N 97°41′W / 26.933°N 97.683°W / 26.933; -97.683 (Stella Wind Farm) 201 [6]
Stephens Ranch Wind Farm  Texas 32°56′N 101°39′W / 32.933°N 101.650°W / 32.933; -101.650 (Stephens Ranch Wind Farm) 376 [41]
Story County Wind Farm I & II  Iowa 42°4′N 93°19′W / 42.067°N 93.317°W / 42.067; -93.317 (Story County Wind Farm) 300
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm  Illinois 40°57′N 88°29′W / 40.950°N 88.483°W / 40.950; -88.483 (Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm) 300 [80]
Sweetwater Wind Farm  Texas 32°20′N 100°27′W / 32.333°N 100.450°W / 32.333; -100.450 (Sweetwater Wind Farm) 585
Sunflower Wind  Kansas Marion County 201 [81]
SunZia Wind and Transmission  New Mexico 34°15′N 105°35′W / 34.250°N 105.583°W / 34.250; -105.583 (SunZia Wind) 3500 [82]
Tahoka Wind Farm  Texas 33°09′N 101°41′W / 33.150°N 101.683°W / 33.150; -101.683 (Tahoka Wind Farm) 300 [35][83]
Tatanka Wind Farm  North Dakota
 South Dakota
45°56′N 98°58′W / 45.933°N 98.967°W / 45.933; -98.967 (Tatanka Wind Farm) 180
TB Flats  Wyoming 42°08′N 106°07′W / 42.133°N 106.117°W / 42.133; -106.117 (TB Flats) 500 [37]
Tecolote Wind  New Mexico 34°22′N 105°26′W / 34.367°N 105.433°W / 34.367; -105.433 (Tecolote Wind) 272 [29]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm  California 35°06′N 118°17′W / 35.100°N 118.283°W / 35.100; -118.283 (Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm) 690
Thunder Ranch Wind Farm  Oklahoma 36°32′N 97°27′W / 36.533°N 97.450°W / 36.533; -97.450 (Thunder Ranch Wind Farm) 298 [8]
Timber Road II Wind Farm  Ohio 41°08′N 84°39′W / 41.133°N 84.650°W / 41.133; -84.650 (Timber Road Wind Farm) 150 [67]
Top Crop Wind Farm  Illinois 41°10′N 88°38′W / 41.167°N 88.633°W / 41.167; -88.633 (Top Crop Wind Farm) 300
Top of Iowa  Iowa 43°05′N 93°25′W / 43.083°N 93.417°W / 43.083; -93.417 (Top of Iowa Wind Farm) 190 [84]
Top of the World  Wyoming 42°55′N 105°58′W / 42.917°N 105.967°W / 42.917; -105.967 ("Top of The World Wind Farm") 200 [16]
Traverse Wind Energy Center  Oklahoma 35°33′N 98°41′W / 35.550°N 98.683°W / 35.550; -98.683 (Traverse Wind Energy Center) 998 [85]
Trinity Hills  Texas 33°26′N 98°46′W / 33.433°N 98.767°W / 33.433; -98.767 (Trinity Hills Wind Farm) 225
Tucannon River Wind Farm  Washington 46°28′N 117°36′W / 46.467°N 117.600°W / 46.467; -117.600 (Tucannon River Wind Farm) 267 [41]
Turtle Creek Wind Farm  Iowa 43°22′N 92°47′W / 43.367°N 92.783°W / 43.367; -92.783 (Turtle Creek Wind Farm) 200 [6]
Tuscola Bay  Michigan 43°32′N 83°39′W / 43.533°N 83.650°W / 43.533; -83.650 (Tuscola Bay Wind Farm) 120
Twin Groves Wind Farms I & II  Illinois 40°29′N 88°42′W / 40.483°N 88.700°W / 40.483; -88.700 (Twin Groves Wind Farm) 396
Twin Ridges Wind Farm  Pennsylvania 39°46′N 78°52′W / 39.767°N 78.867°W / 39.767; -78.867 (Twin Ridges Wind Farm) 139 [59]
Upstream Wind Energy Center  Nebraska 42°11′N 97°58′W / 42.183°N 97.967°W / 42.183; -97.967 (Upstream Wind Energy Center) 202 [6]
Voyager Wind (II, III, IV)  California 35°04′N 118°16′W / 35.067°N 118.267°W / 35.067; -118.267 (Voyager Wind Farm) 193 [6]
Wake Wind Farm  Texas 33°50′N 101°06′W / 33.833°N 101.100°W / 33.833; -101.100 (Wake Wind Farm) 257 [13]
Walnut Ridge Wind Farm  Illinois 41°30′N 89°35′W / 41.500°N 89.583°W / 41.500; -89.583 (Walnut Ridge Wind Farm) 212 [6]
Waverly Wind Farm  Kansas 38°14′N 95°52′W / 38.233°N 95.867°W / 38.233; -95.867 (Waverly Wind Farm) 202 [21]
Western Plains Wind Farm  Kansas 37°51′N 99°41′W / 37.850°N 99.683°W / 37.850; -99.683 (Western Plains Wind Farm) 280 [19]
Western Spirit Wind  New Mexico 1050 [86]
Western Trail Wind  Texas 367 [87]
Whispering Willow Wind Farm  Iowa 42°37′N 93°18′W / 42.617°N 93.300°W / 42.617; -93.300 (Whispering Willow Wind Farm) 200
White Creek Wind Power Project  Washington 45°43′N 120°50′W / 45.717°N 120.833°W / 45.717; -120.833 (White Creek Wind Power Project) 204
White Hills  Arizona 35°44′N 114°40′W / 35.733°N 114.667°W / 35.733; -114.667 (White Hills) 324 [88]
Wild Horse Wind Farm  Washington 47°01′N 120°13′W / 47.017°N 120.217°W / 47.017; -120.217 (Wild Horse Wind Farm) 229
Wildcat Wind Farm Phase I  Indiana 40°21′N 85°51′W / 40.350°N 85.850°W / 40.350; -85.850 (Wildcat Wind Farm) 200
Willow Springs Wind Farm  Texas 33°21′N 99°39′W / 33.350°N 99.650°W / 33.350; -99.650 (Willow Springs Wind Farm) 250 [11]
Windy Point/Windy Flats  Washington 45°44′N 120°44′W / 45.733°N 120.733°W / 45.733; -120.733 (Windy Point Windy Flats) 400
Meridian Midland wind farm  Michigan 225 [89]
Wyoming Wind Energy Center  Wyoming 41°19′N 110°48′W / 41.317°N 110.800°W / 41.317; -110.800 (Wyoming Wind Energy Center) 144

Offshore wind farms

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As of 2020, there are two operational offshore wind farms in the United States. Block Island Wind Farm opened in December 2016 in Rhode Island waters.[90][91] Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind opened in 2020.

Planned and under construction wind farms

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Farm State Coordinates Capacity (MW) Ref
SunZia Wind  New Mexico 3,500 [92]
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project  Wyoming 41°42′N 107°12′W / 41.700°N 107.200°W / 41.700; -107.200 (Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project) 2,500–3,000 [93]
Lava Ridge Wind Project  Idaho 1,200 [94]
Horse Heaven Wind Farm (2022)  Washington 1,150 [95]
King Pine wind farm  Maine 1,000 [96]
Clearwater wind farm  Montana 750 [97]
High Banks Wind Farm (2023)  Kansas 600 [98]
Young Wind Farm  Texas 500 [99]
Chevelon Butte wind farm  Arizona 477 [100]
Alle-Catt wind farm  New York 340 [101]
Boswell Springs Wind Farm (2023)  Wyoming 331 [102]
Thunderhead Wind Energy  Nebraska 300 [103]
Seven Cowboy wind farm  Oklahoma 300 [104]
Canisteo wind farm  New York 291 [105]
Sapphire Sky wind farm  Illinois 260 [106]
Badger Wind Farm  North Dakota 250 [107]
25 Mile Creek Wind  Oklahoma 250 [108]
Blackjack Creek Wind Farm  Texas 240 [109]
Great Pathfinder wind farm  Iowa 224 [110]
Ledyard Wind Farm  Iowa 207 [111]
Chowan County Wind Farm (2023)  North Carolina 188 [112]
Delta Wind Farm (2023)  Mississippi 184 [113]
Walleye Wind Farm  Minnesota 110 [114]
Bluestone Wind Farm (2023)  New York 112 [115]
Ball Hill Wind Farm (2023)  New York 108 [116]


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