List of onshore wind farms facts for kids
This is a list of the largest onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by generating capacity. Also listed are onshore wind farms with notability other than size, and largest proposed projects.
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Largest operational onshore wind farms
This is a list of the onshore wind farms that are larger than 250 MW in current nameplate capacity. Many of these wind farms have been built in stages, and construction of a further stage may be continuing at some of these sites.
Wind farm | Country | State/ province |
Coordinates | Current capacity (MW) |
Notes/Refs |
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Altamont Pass Wind Farm | United States | California | 37°43′57″N 121°39′9″W / 37.73250°N 121.65250°W | 576 | multiple farms |
Alta Wind Energy Center | United States | California | 35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W / 35.02111°N 118.32056°W | 1,548 | |
Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm | China | Inner Mongolia | 42°00′00″N 108°23′00″E / 42.00000°N 108.38333°E | 300 | |
Bethel Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 276 | ||
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | United States | Oregon | 45°38′15″N 120°36′19″W / 45.63750°N 120.60528°W | 450 | |
Blue Canyon Wind Farm | United States | Oklahoma | 34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W | 423.4 | |
Bronco Plains Wind Farm | United States | Colorado | 299 | ||
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 32°18′38″N 100°8′57″W / 32.31056°N 100.14917°W | 523.3 | |
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 31°54′11″N 100°54′04″W / 31.90306°N 100.90111°W | 662.5 | |
Cedar Creek Wind Farm | United States | Colorado | 40°52′16″N 104°5′35″W / 40.87111°N 104.09306°W | 551 | |
Cedar Point Wind Farm | United States | Colorado | 39°25′18″N 103°40′41″W / 39.42167°N 103.67806°W | 252 | |
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | United States | Colorado | 500 | ||
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm | United States | Kansas | 37°21′18″N 99°59′28″W / 37.35500°N 99.99111°W | 400 | |
Clyde Wind Farm | UK | South Lanarkshire, Scotland | 55°28′02″N 3°39′16″W / 55.46722°N 3.65444°W | 522 | |
Crystal Lake Wind Farm | United States | Iowa | 43°13′45″N 93°50′28″W / 43.22917°N 93.84111°W | 416 | |
Dabancheng Wind Farm | China | Xinjiang | 43°35′37″N 87°48′32″E / 43.59361°N 87.80889°E | 500 | |
Daqing Heping Aobao Wind Wind Farm | China | Daqing | 288 | ||
Dumat al-Jandal | Saudi Arabia | Al Jouf | 400 | ||
Eurus Wind Farm | Mexico | Oaxaca | 16°32′25″N 94°57′14″W / 16.54028°N 94.95389°W | 250.5 | |
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm | Romania | Constanța | 44°35′25″N 28°33′55″E / 44.59028°N 28.56528°E | 600 | |
Flat Ridge Wind Farm | United States | Kansas | 37°21′59″N 98°15′40″W / 37.36639°N 98.26111°W | 570.4 | |
Fosen Vind | Norway | Trøndelag | 63°43′0″N 10°15′0″E / 63.71667°N 10.25000°E | 1,057 | Six farms |
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm | United States | Indiana | 40°36′31″N 87°19′15″W / 40.60861°N 87.32083°W | 599.8 | |
Frontier 1 & 2 | United States | Oklahoma | 550 | multiple farms (2) | |
Fubei Wind Farm | China | Liaoning | 450 | ||
Gansu Wind Farm | China | Gansu | 40°12′N 96°54′E / 40.200°N 96.900°E | 7,965 | multiple farms |
Grande Prairie Wind Farm | United States | Nebraska | 42°36′29″N 98°25′42″W / 42.60806°N 98.42833°W | 400 | |
Gulf Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 27°05′16.02″N 97°35′22.02″W / 27.0877833°N 97.5894500°W | 283.2 | |
Hallett Wind Farm | Australia | South Australia | 33°22′04″S 138°43′43″E / 33.36778°S 138.72861°E | 351 | |
Highland Wind Energy Center | United States | Iowa | 43°05′N 95°34′W / 43.083°N 95.567°W | 501.4 | |
Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm | United States | Washington | 46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W / 46.40194°N 117.81222°W | 385 | |
Hornsdale Wind Farm | Australia | South Australia | 33°03′29″S 138°32′38″E / 33.058°S 138.544°E | 315 | |
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | United States | Texas | 32°11′24″N 100°01′48″W / 32.19000°N 100.03000°W | 735.5 | |
Jaisalmer Wind Park | India | Rajasthan | 26°56′27.45″N 70°53′23.21″E / 26.9409583°N 70.8897806°E | 1,064 | multiple farms |
King Mountain Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 31°14′16″N 102°14′16″W / 31.23778°N 102.23778°W | 281.2 | |
Klondike Wind Farm | United States | Oregon | 45°34′48″N 120°36′36″W / 45.58000°N 120.61000°W | 399 | |
Lagoa dos Ventos | Brazil | Piauí | 716 | ||
Lake Bonney Wind Farm | Australia | South Australia | 37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E / 37.76000°S 140.40000°E | 279 | |
Liaoning Fuxin Wind Farm | China | Liaoning | 300 | ||
Bjornbeget Wind | Sweden | Västernorrland | 372 | ||
Adamdel wind farm | Romania | Constanta | 484 | ||
Reynosa wind farm | Mexico | Tamaulipas | 424 | ||
Limon Wind Energy Center | United States | Colorado | 39°22′51″N 103°34′23″W / 39.38083°N 103.57306°W | 601 | |
Lone Star Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 32°16′22.12″N 99°27′22″W / 32.2728111°N 99.45611°W | 400 | |
Longyuan Huitengliang Wind Farm | China | Inner Mongolia | 43°27′01″N 116°09′59″E / 43.45028°N 116.16639°E | 300 | |
Los Vientos Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 26°19′51″N 97°35′09″W / 26.33083°N 97.58583°W | 912 | |
Lower Snake River Wind Project | United States | Washington | 343 | ||
Macarthur Wind Farm | Australia | Victoria | 38°2′24″S 142°11′30″E / 38.04000°S 142.19167°E | 420 | |
Markbygden Wind Farm | Sweden | Norrbotten | 65°25′N 20°40′E / 65.417°N 20.667°E | 2,000 | |
Maple Ridge Wind Farm | United States | New York | 43°45′N 75°33′W / 43.750°N 75.550°W | 321.8 | |
Meadow Lake Wind Farm | United States | Indiana | 40°36′4″N 86°51′57″W / 40.60111°N 86.86583°W | 801 | |
Mesquite Star Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 419 | ||
Milford Wind Corridor Project | United States | Utah | 306 | ||
Mount Storm Wind Farm | United States | West Virginia | 39°13′28″N 79°12′15″W / 39.22444°N 79.20417°W | 264 | |
Muppandal wind farm | India | Tamil Nadu | 8°15′27.45″N 77°32′23.21″E / 8.2576250°N 77.5397806°E | 1,500 | |
Palo Alto Wind Farm | United States | Iowa | 250 | ||
Panther Creek Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 31°58′7″N 99°54′6″W / 31.96861°N 99.90167°W | 458 | |
Papalote Creek Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 27°58′48″N 97°23′28″W / 27.98000°N 97.39111°W | 380 | |
Peetz Wind Farm | United States | Colorado | 40°57′3″N 103°9′19″W / 40.95083°N 103.15528°W | 430 | |
Peñascal Wind Power Project | United States | Texas | 27°00′N 97°36′W / 27.000°N 97.600°W | 605.2 | |
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | United States | Iowa | 43°28′35″N 92°35′08″W / 43.47639°N 92.58556°W | 300.3 | |
Qiji Wind Farm | China | Qinghai | 1,300 | ||
Rolling Hills Wind Farm | United States | Iowa | 41°18′N 94°47′W / 41.300°N 94.783°W | 443.9 | |
Roscoe Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 32°15′52″N 100°20′39″W / 32.26444°N 100.34417°W | 781.5 | |
Rush Creek Wind Project | United States | Colorado | 39°10′20″N 103°50′43″W / 39.17222°N 103.84528°W | 600 | |
Sapphire Wind Farm | Australia | New South Wales | 29°46′52″S 151°34′26″E / 29.781°S 151.574°E | 270 | |
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm | United States | California | 33°54′53.53″N 116°35′18.35″W / 33.9148694°N 116.5884306°W | 615 | multiple farms |
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm | United States | Oregon | 45°42′00″N 120°3′36″W / 45.70000°N 120.06000°W | 845 | |
Sherbino Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 30°48′26″N 102°21′20″W / 30.80722°N 102.35556°W | 300 | |
Shiloh Wind Farm | United States | California | 38°7′N 121°50.5′W / 38.117°N 121.8417°W | 300 | |
Siping Wind Wind Farm | China | Siping | 348 | ||
Smoky Hills Wind Farm | United States | Kansas | 38°58′20″N 98°09′01″W / 38.97222°N 98.15028°W | 250 | |
Snowtown Wind Farm | Australia | South Australia | 33° 41′ 36″ S, 138° 7′ 51″ E | 370 | |
Stateline Wind Farm | United States | Oregon & Washington | 46°02′13.98″N 118°48′23.74″W / 46.0372167°N 118.8065944°W | 300 | |
Story County Wind Farm | United States | Iowa | 41°53′28″N 92°58′42″W / 41.89111°N 92.97833°W | 300 | |
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm | United States | Illinois | 40°57′20″N 88°28′54″W / 40.95556°N 88.48167°W | 300 | |
Sweetwater Wind Farm | United States | Texas | 32°20′20″N 100°26′40″W / 32.33889°N 100.44444°W | 585.3 | |
Tarfaya Wind Farm | Morocco | Akhfenir | 301 | ||
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm | United States | California | 35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W / 35.10222°N 118.28278°W | 705 | multiple farms |
Tongliao Beiqinghe Wind Farm | China | Inner Mongolia | 43°56′30″N 121°09′00″E / 43.94167°N 121.15000°E | 300 | |
Tongyu Wind Farm | China | Jilin | 44°48′46.8″N 123°5′18.3″E / 44.813000°N 123.088417°E | 300 | |
Traverse Wind Project | United States | Oklahoma | 998 | ||
Triple H Wind Farm | United States | South Dakota | 250 | ||
Twin Groves Wind Farm | United States | Illinois | 40°28′54″N 88°42′26″W / 40.48167°N 88.70722°W | 396 | |
Western Spirit Wind | United States | New Mexico | 1,050 | ||
Whitelee Wind Farm | UK | East Renfrewshire, Scotland | 55°41′14″N 4°13′43″W / 55.68722°N 4.22861°W | 539 | |
Windy Point/Windy Flats | United States | Washington | 45°44′31″N 120°43′32″W / 45.74194°N 120.72556°W | 400 | |
Wulanchabu Hongji Wind Farm | China | Inner Mongolia | 296.5 | ||
Xiangyang Wind Farm | China | Jilin | 400.5 | ||
Zafarana Wind Farm | Egypt | 29°12′01″N 32°35′53″E / 29.2003°N 32.5981°E | 545 | ||
Zhangdong Wind Farm | China | 300 | |||
Ulan Qab Wind Farm | China | 6000 |
Large proposed wind farms
The following table lists some of the largest proposed onshore wind farms, by nameplate capacity.
Wind farm | Country | State/province | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | References |
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Asian Renewable Energy Hub | Australia | Western Australia | 20°10′S 121°19′E / 20.16°S 121.32°E | 7,500 | |
Walcha Energy Project | Australia | New South Wales | 3,400 | ||
Corona Wind Projects | United States | New Mexico | 34°15′2″N 105°35′44″W / 34.25056°N 105.59556°W | 2,200 | |
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind | United States | Wyoming | 1,500 | ||
Forest Wind | Australia | Queensland | 25°46′34″S 152°47′42″E / 25.776°S 152.795°E | 1,200 | |
ACWA Wind Farm | Egypt | Gabal El Zeit | 1,100 | ||
Castle Hill Wind Farm | New Zealand | North Island | 860 | ||
Golden Plains Wind Farm | Australia | Victoria | 800 | ||
Horizonte Wind | Chile | Antofagasta | 778 | ||
Monsoon Wind | Laos | Sekong | 600 | ||
Haymaker Hybrid | United States | Montana | 600 | ||
Rosepetal Wind | India | Rajasthan | 585 | ||
Loa Wind Farm | Chile | Antofagasta | 528 | ||
Aviator Wind | United States | Texas | 525 | ||
Maverick Creek Wind | United States | Texas | 524 | ||
Sagamore Wind | United States | New Mexico | 522 | ||
Zarasfhan Wind | Uzbekistan | Navoi | 500 | ||
Goyder South | Australia | South Australia | 412 | ||
Vėjas LT | Lithuania | Kelmė District Municipality | 300 | ||
Pagėgiai Wind Farm | Lithuania | Pagėgiai Municipality | 248 | ||
Sopi-Tootsi wind farm | Estonia | Pärnu County | 225 |
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See also
- List of energy storage power plants
- List of offshore wind farms
- Wind power by country