United States Withouth CA Wind Farms with 15 and 20M Agl Wind Speeds (Updated 8.26.20)
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Wind Farms in the United States (excluding California) and Wind Speeds at known locations Data collected from thewindpower.net and UL's Windnavigator and compiled by Wind Harvest Classification: Public Update: 26 August Contact: Kelsey Wolf-Cloud, [email protected] 1. Wind speeds will vary across wind farms. This initial estimate Note used only one lat-long per wind farm. 2. This table has an unknown accuracy level. Total Onshore Total Wind Wind Total Number of Farms in Farms Projected Projected onshore wind farms Country analyzed MW >6.5m/s MW >6.5m/s in country (MWs) (MW) at 15m agl at 20m agl 1,292 104,212 54,627 11,181 22,059 Average Wind Speed Average Average at 20m agl Onshore Wind Farm # of Wind Speed Wind Speed Power (kW) m/s Name Turbines at 80m agl at 15m agl (calculated m/s m/s using wind shear) Foote Creek Rim 82,950 130 12.19 10.93 11.15 Kaheawa II 21,000 14 10.08 8.31 8.58 Rock River 50,000 50 9.7 7.98 8.26 Kaheawa I 30,000 20 9.8 7.97 8.25 Caprock Wind Ranch 80,000 80 9.91 7.7 8.04 Wild Horse 228,600 127 8.9 7.42 7.66 Wild Horse 268,200 149 8.9 7.42 7.66 Wild Horse II 39,600 22 8.9 7.42 7.66 Pioneer 85,100 46 8.89 7.36 7.60 High Plains 99,000 66 9.07 7.35 7.63 Red Canyon 84,000 56 9.47 7.34 7.66 Auwahi Wind Farm 24,000 8 9.68 7.27 7.63 Blue Canyon II 151,200 84 9.1 7.23 7.53 Blue Canyon 74,250 45 9.04 7.11 7.40 Seven Mile Hill 118,500 79 9.19 7.06 7.39 Glenrock II 99,000 66 9.08 7.05 7.36 McFadden Ridge 28,500 19 8.67 7.05 7.30 High Lonesome 100,000 40 8.36 7 7.20 Hawai Renewable 10,560 16 9.01 6.91 7.24 Happy Jack 29,400 14 8.73 6.88 7.16 Pakini Nui 21,000 14 9.17 6.88 7.22 Dunlap 111,000 74 8.84 6.86 7.16 Wildorado 161,000 70 9.08 6.84 7.18 Blue Canyon VI 99,000 55 8.78 6.82 7.12 Tatanka Wind Project (North Dakota) 91,500 61 9.14 6.79 7.15 Llano Estacado 80,000 80 9.1 6.78 7.14 Wyoming Wind Energy Center 144,000 80 8.34 6.76 7.02 Ensign Wind 98,900 43 9.13 6.75 7.11 Silver Sage 42,000 20 8.64 6.75 7.05 King Mountain Wind Ranch 275,600 212 8.74 6.74 7.04 Campbell Hill 99,000 66 8.71 6.73 7.03 Spinning Spur I 161,000 70 8.84 6.73 7.05 Buffalo Ridge (MN) 26,280 73 8.82 6.72 7.04 Centennial Wind Energy Project (2006) 60,000 40 8.69 6.72 7.02 Rim Rock 189,000 126 8.75 6.71 7.03 Lakota Ridge 11,250 15 8.92 6.7 7.04 Tatanka Wind Project (South Dakota) 88,500 59 8.99 6.7 7.04 Gray County 112,200 170 9.02 6.69 7.05 Lake Benton I 210,000 180 8.9 6.69 7.03 Aragonne Mesa 90,000 90 8.73 6.65 6.96 North Shaokatan Wind Farm 11,880 18 8.84 6.65 6.98 Ponnequin I & II 16,500 22 8.39 6.64 6.91 Titan I 25,000 10 8.97 6.62 6.97 Bluestem 198,000 60 8.92 6.61 6.96 Shooting Star 104,000 65 8.89 6.6 6.95 Greensburg 12,500 10 8.85 6.59 6.94 Minn-Dakota Wind Farm (MN) 96,000 64 8.73 6.57 6.90 Smoky Hills 1 148,500 99 8.64 6.57 6.88 Whirlwind 59,800 26 8.92 6.57 6.92 Ponnequin III 9,900 15 8.33 6.55 6.82 Crofton Bluffs 36,000 20 8.99 6.54 6.91 Moraine I 51,000 34 8.78 6.54 6.87 North Dakota Wind I 61,500 41 8.9 6.53 6.88 Jeffers 50,000 20 8.75 6.52 6.85 Brazos Wind Ranch 160,000 160 8.75 6.51 6.84 Buffalo Ridge II 210,000 105 8.6 6.51 6.84 Cimarron Bend 400,000 200 8.83 6.5 6.85 Sleeping Bear 94,500 45 8.55 6.5 6.81 Highmore Wind Energy Project 40,500 27 8.83 6.49 6.83 Prairie Breeze 200,600 118 8.86 6.49 6.83 Cimarron I 296,700 129 8.78 6.47 6.81 Majestic 161,100 104 8.62 6.47 6.79 Ridgewind 25,300 11 8.6 6.47 6.79 Minn-Dakota Wind Farm (SD) 54,000 36 8.52 6.46 6.76 Oliver II 98,600 54 8.77 6.46 6.80 Buffalo Dunes Wind Project 249,750 135 8.72 6.43 6.77 McAdoo 150,000 100 8.76 6.43 6.77 Shaokata Power Partners Wind 11,880 18 8.7 6.43 6.77 Day County 99,000 66 8.66 6.4 6.74 Ironwood I 167,900 73 8.67 6.4 6.74 JD Wind 4 79,800 38 8.81 6.4 6.76 Spearville 249,300 160 8.66 6.38 6.72 Weatherford Wind Energy Center 147,000 98 8.44 6.38 6.70 Glenrock I 138,000 92 8.56 6.37 6.69 Red Hills 123,000 82 8.48 6.37 6.69 Big Smile Wind Farm 132,000 66 8.5 6.35 6.67 Buffalo Ridge (SD) 50,400 24 8.49 6.35 6.67 Elkhorn Valley 97,350 59 8.23 6.35 6.63 Meridian Way 201,000 67 8.47 6.35 6.67 OU Spirit 101,200 44 8.61 6.35 6.69 Woodstock Hills 10,200 17 8.46 6.35 6.67 Moraine II 49,500 33 8.56 6.34 6.68 Fenton Wind Power Project 205,500 137 8.42 6.33 6.65 Ainsworth 59,400 36 8.76 6.31 6.66 Community Wind North 30,000 12 8.41 6.31 6.63 Prairie Rose l Wind 199,920 119 8.54 6.31 6.65 Colorado Green 162,000 108 8.39 6.3 6.62 Kimball 30,000 12 8.72 6.3 6.73 Central Plains 99,000 33 8.56 6.29 6.62 San Juan Mesa 120,000 120 8.21 6.29 6.59 Top of the World - GE Energy 99,000 66 7.98 6.29 6.55 Eva Creek Windfarm 24,600 12 8.25 6.26 6.57 Frisco 20,000 10 8.56 6.26 6.61 Elkhorn Ridge 81,000 27 8.56 6.25 6.60 Peetz Table 29,700 33 8.38 6.25 6.56 Lime Wind 1,500 3 7.63 6.24 6.46 Lime Wind 1,500 3 7.63 6.24 6.46 Noble Great Plains 114,000 76 8.61 6.24 6.59 Sunray II 39,000 26 8.49 6.24 6.57 Chanarambie 85,500 57 8.55 6.23 6.58 Peetz Table (4Q) 136,500 91 8.37 6.23 6.60 Baldwin Wind 102,400 64 8.45 6.22 6.55 KODE Novus 1 120,000 60 8.58 6.22 6.57 Peetz Table (3Q) 264,000 176 8.37 6.22 6.55 Beethoven 79,550 43 8.59 6.21 6.56 Keenan II 151,800 66 8.47 6.21 6.56 Nobles 201,000 134 8.5 6.21 6.56 Wessington Springs 51,000 34 8.52 6.21 6.56 Searsburg Wind Energy Facility 6,000 12 8.44 6.19 6.52 Hopkins Ridge I 149,400 83 7.8 6.16 6.41 Hopkins Ridge II 7,200 4 7.8 6.16 6.41 Rocky Ridge 148,800 93 8.2 6.16 6.47 Lakefield 205,500 137 8.47 6.15 6.50 Northeastern Colorado Wind Energy Center - GE Energy 22,500 15 8.28 6.15 6.48 Northeastern Colorado Wind Energy Center - Siemens 151,800 66 8.28 6.15 6.48 Smoky Hills 2 100,800 56 8.36 6.15 6.48 Twin Buttes II 75,600 36 8.16 6.15 6.46 Cedar Hills Wind Facility 19,500 13 8.21 6.14 6.45 Centennial Wind Energy Project (2007) 60,000 40 8.28 6.14 6.47 Odell 200,000 100 8.33 6.14 6.47 Ashtabula I 148,500 99 8.28 6.13 6.46 Bingham Lake 15,000 12 8.45 6.13 6.47 Crosswinds 218,500 95 8.29 6.13 6.46 Elk City Wind 98,900 43 8.18 6.13 6.44 Wilton Wind Energy II 49,500 33 8.4 6.12 6.46 Limon Wind I 200,000 125 7.81 6.11 6.38 Oklahoma Wind Energy Center 102,000 68 8.34 6.11 6.45 Stateline 122,800 186 7.69 6.11 6.36 Stateline 176,880 268 7.69 6.11 6.36 Twin Buttes 75,000 50 8.12 6.11 6.42 Wilton Wind Energy I 49,500 33 8.42 6.11 6.45 Bison Wind Project 105,000 35 8.33 6.1 6.42 Eclipse 200,100 87 8.53 6.1 6.46 Ewington Wind Farm 21,000 10 8.3 6.1 6.42 Elm Creek 247,800 128 8.29 6.09 6.41 Lempster Wind Farm 24,000 12 8.07 6.09 6.40 New Mexico Wind Energy Center 204,000 136 7.81 6.09 6.36 Victory Wind Farm 99,000 66 8.43 6.09 6.43 Ashtabula - Otter Tail 48,000 32 8.21 6.08 6.40 Snyder Wind Project 63,000 21 8.5 6.08 6.44 Post Rock 201,000 134 8.19 6.07 6.39 South Plains 500,300 191 8.43 6.07 6.43 Spring Canyon I 60,000 40 8.25 6.07 6.39 Trent Mesa Wind Farm 150,000 100 8.91 6.07 6.49 Cedar Point Wind Farm 250,200 139 7.71 6.03 6.30 Crow Lake 160,500 107 8.31 6.03 6.37 Elk River 150,000 100 8.28 6.03 6.37 Elk City Wind II 99,000 64 8.06 6.02 6.32 Flat Ridge II 570,400 334 8.21 6.02 6.34 Langdon I 199,500 133 8.28 6.02 6.36 Highland 501,400 218 8.44 6.01 6.37 Lost Lakes Wind Farm 100,650 61 8.23 6.01 6.35 Camp Springs 219,000 146 8.38 6 6.36 Colorado Highlands 1 67,200 42 8.07 6 6.32 Colorado Highlands 2 23,800 14 8.07 6 6.32 Limon Wind II 200,000 125 7.74 6 6.26 Limon Wind III 205,700 121 7.74 6 6.26 Forward 29,400 14 7.5 5.99 6.25 Goodnoe Hills 24,000 12 7.13 5.99 6.25 Goodnoe Hills 70,000 35 7.13 5.99 6.25 Sweetwater 4a 135,000 135 8.5 5.98 6.24 Biglow Canyon 125,400 76 7.43 5.97 6.23 Biglow Canyon 149,500 65 7.43 5.97 6.23 Biglow Canyon 174,800 76 7.43 5.97 6.23 Hackberry 165,600 72 8.42 5.97 6.23 Intrepid 160,500 107 8.36 5.97 6.23 Crosswinds (Iowa) 21,000 10 8.26 5.96 6.22 Mountain Wind 140,700 67 7.99 5.96 6.22 Taloga 129,600 54 8.11 5.96 6.22 Cedar Creek 79,500 53 7.77 5.95 6.21 Cedar Creek II (GE Energy) 94,500 63 7.77 5.95 6.21 Cedar Creek II (Nordex) 150,000 60 7.77 5.95 6.21 Intrepid Expansion 15,000 15 8.43 5.95 6.21 Wolverine Creek 64,500 43 7.42 5.95 6.21 Goat Mountain Phase I 80,000 80 8.32 5.94 6.20 Goat Mountain Phase II 69,600 29 8.32 5.94 6.20 Broadview Wind 241,500 105 7.95 5.93 6.19 Endeavor I 25,000 10 8.21 5.93 6.19 Endeavor I 62,500 25 8.21 5.93 6.19 Endeavor II 50,000 20 8.21 5.93 6.19 Storm Lake I 108,750 145 8.4 5.93 6.19 Storm Lake II 79,500 106 8.4 5.93 6.19 Glacier II 103,500 69 7.77 5.91 6.17 Windy Point III 59,800 26 7.24 5.91 6.17 Woodward Mountain I & II 159,720 242 8.07 5.91 6.17 Camp Springs II (4Q07) 31,500 21 8.3 5.9 6.16 Pleasant Hill 22,000 11 8.19 5.9 6.16 Flying Cloud 43,500 29 8.19 5.89 6.15 Lookout 37,800 18 8.06 5.89 6.15 Langford 150,000 100 8.36 5.88 6.14 Sherbino 300,000 110 8.57 5.88 6.14 Wapsipinicon 100,500 67 8.29 5.88 6.14 Berkshire Wind Farm 15,000 10 8.09 5.87 6.13 Buffalo Gap 3 170,200 74 8.4 5.87 6.13 Indian Mesa Wind Farm 82,500 125 8.32 5.87 6.13 Bison Wind Project 87,800 36 8.31 5.86 6.12 Canadian Hills Wind 149,650 73 7.99 5.86 6.12 Windy Point I - REpower 8,000 4 7.33 5.86 6.12 Windy Point I - REpower 32,000 16 7.33 5.86 6.12 Windy Point I - Siemens 96,600 42 7.33 5.86 6.12 Windy Point II 172,500 75 7.33 5.86 6.12 Windy Point II (3Q09 portion) 29,900 13 7.33 5.86 6.12 Patu 9,000 6 7.35 5.85 6.11 Blue Canyon V 99,000 66 7.72 5.84 6.10 Bobcat Bluff 150,000 100 8.13 5.84 6.10 Morning light 101,200 44 8.32 5.84 6.10 Kit Carson Project 51,000 34 8.05 5.83 6.09 Rugby 149,100 71 7.81 5.83 6.09 Busch Ranch Wind 28,800 16 7.38 5.82 6.08 Canadian Hills Wind 148,800 62 7.88 5.81 6.07 High Prairie Wind Farm I 98,900 43 8.19 5.81 6.07 Roscoe 781,500 627 8.27 5.81 6.07 Prairie Winds ND I 115,500