Areas of industrial wind facilities*
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facility
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capacity/area†
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acres/MW
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Mojave Co., Ariz.
|
425 MW/24,527 acres
|
58
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Snowflake, Ariz.
|
99 MW/7,000 acres
|
71
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Altamont Wind Resource Area, Calif.
|
580 MW/50,000 acres
|
86
|
Fountain Wind, Shasta Co., Calif.
|
347 MW/37,436 acres
|
108
|
Keyhole Wind, Kern Co., Calif.
|
100 MW/3,920 acres
|
39
|
Montezuma Hills, Calif.
|
180 MW/6,800 acres
|
38
|
Morro Bay (off shore), Calif.
|
3 GW/399 mi2
|
85
|
Pine Tree Wind Farm, Tehachapi Hills, Calif.
|
135 MW/8,000 acres
|
59
|
Tule Wind Project, East County, Calif.
|
131.5 MW/12,000 acres
|
91
|
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Project, Colo.
|
500 MW/100,000 acres
|
200
|
Colorado Green, Lamar
|
162 MW/11,840 acres
|
73
|
Niyol, Logan Co., Colo.
|
200.8 MW/39,314 acres
|
196
|
Prairie Wind, Colo.
|
69 MW/7,000 acres
|
101
|
Twin Buttes, Colo.
|
75 MW/9,000 acres
|
120
|
Winergy offshore, Del.
|
1,101 MW/67 mi2
|
40
|
Cassia County, Idaho
|
200 MW/4,500 acres
|
23
|
Boone County, Ill.
|
27 MW/800 acres
|
30
|
Baileyville Wind Farm, Ogle County, Ill.
|
80 MW/5,000 acres
|
62
|
Big Sky, Ill.
|
75 MW/10,000 acres
|
133
|
Bishop Hill, Ill.
|
400 MW/25-30,000 acres
|
62-75
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Crescent Ridge, Ill.
|
54.5 MW/2,200 acres
|
40
|
LaSalle Country, Ill.
|
384.5 MW/25,000 acres
|
65
|
Mendota Hills, Ill.
|
50.4 MW/3,500 acres
|
69
|
Rail Splitter, Ill.
|
100.5 MW/11,000 acres
|
109
|
Twin Groves Wind Farm, McLean County, Ill.
|
396 MW/21,000 acres
|
53
|
Walnut Ridge, Bureau County, Ill.
|
225 MW/14,000 acres
|
62
|
Jordan Creek Wind Farm, Warren County, Ind.
|
300 MW/27,000 acres
|
90
|
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
|
42 MW/2,110 acres
|
50
|
Franklin County, Iowa
|
200-300 MW/40,000 acres
|
133-200
|
Pomeroy Wind Farm, Pocahontas County, Iowa
|
198 MW/8,200 acres
|
41
|
Elk River, Kan.
|
150 MW/8,000 acres
|
53
|
Ford County, Kan.
|
100.5 MW/5,000 acres
|
50
|
Smoky Hills, Kan.
|
100.8 MW/20,000 acres
|
198
|
Spearville, Kan.
|
100 MW/10 mi2
|
64
|
Cape Wind (off shore), Mass.
|
420 MW/24 mi2
|
37
|
Harvest Wind Farm, Mich.
|
53 MW/3,200 acres
|
60
|
Huron County, Mich.
|
48 MW/4,700 acres
|
98
|
Muskegon, Mich.
|
31.5 MW/8,000 acres
|
254
|
Goodhue Wind Project, Minn.
|
78 MW/32,700 acres
|
419
|
Grand Meadow Wind Farm, Dexter, Minn.
|
100.5 MW/10,000 acres
|
100
|
Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm, Minn.
|
44.6 MW/6,150 acres
|
138
|
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm, Minn.
|
300 MW/80 mi2
|
171
|
Trimont Area Wind Farm, Minn.
|
100.5 MW/8,900 acres
|
89
|
Bluegrass Ridge, Mo.
|
56.7 MW/7,000 acres
|
123
|
Judith Gap, Mont.
|
135 MW/8,300 acres
|
61
|
Pierce County, Mont.
|
150 MW/72 mi2
|
307
|
Ainsworth, Nev.
|
59 MW/11,000 acres
|
185
|
Colfax County, N.M.
|
20 MW/800-1,200 acres
|
20
|
Grant County, N.M.
|
2150 MW/25 mi2
|
64
|
Cherry Valley, N.Y.
|
60 MW/1,200 acres
|
40-60
|
Fenner, N.Y.
|
30 MW/1,500 acres
|
50
|
Gore Mountain, N.Y.
|
27.5 MW/1,700 acres
|
62
|
High Sheldon, N.Y.
|
112.5 MW/10,000 acres
|
89
|
Long Island Sound (off shore), N.Y.
|
140 MW/8 mi2
|
37
|
South Fork Wind (off shore), N.Y. & R.I.
|
130 MW/13,700 acres
|
105
|
Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties, N.Car.
|
208 MW/34 mi2
|
105
|
Pierce County, N.Dak.
|
150 MW/72 mi2
|
307
|
Velva, N.Dak.
|
12 MW/3 mi2
|
160
|
Wilton Wind Energy Center, N.Dak.
|
49.5 MW/8,000+ acres
|
162
|
Black Fork Wind Farm, Ohio
|
201.6 MW/46,000 acres
|
228
|
Blue Canyon V, Okla.
|
99 MW/12 mi2
|
78
|
Arlington, Ore.
|
104 MW/14,000 acres
|
135
|
Biglow Canyon, Ore.
|
350-450 MW/25,000 acres
|
56-71
|
Elkhorn Valley, Ore.
|
101 MW/10,000 acres
|
99
|
Shepherds Flat, Ore.
|
750 MW/32,000 acres
|
43
|
Forkston Twp., Pa.
|
75-125 MW/7,400 acres
|
59-99
|
Block Island, R.I.
|
>1,000 MW/>260 mi2
|
166
|
Titan I, Hand County, S. Dak.
|
25 MW/7,500 acres
|
300
|
Galveston Offshore, Texas
|
150 MW/11,355 acres
|
76
|
Desert Sky, Texas
|
160.5 MW/15 mi2
|
60
|
Horse Hollow, Texas
|
735 MW/47,000 acres
|
64
|
Pampa Wind Project, Texas
|
4,000 MW/400,000 acres
|
100
|
Stanton, Texas
|
100 MW/12,000 acres
|
120
|
Wildorado Wind Ranch, Texas
|
161 MW/16,000 acres
|
75
|
Milford Wind Corridor, Utah
|
300 MW/40 mi2
|
85
|
Sheffield, Vt.
|
52 MW/3,000 acres
|
58
|
Big Horn, Wash.
|
200 MW/15,000 acres
|
75
|
Desert Claim, Wash.
|
180 MW/5,237 acres
|
29
|
Hopkins Ridge, Wash.
|
150 MW/11,000 acres
|
73
|
Kittitas Valley, Wash.
|
181.5 MW/6,000 acres
|
34
|
Klondike II, Sherman County, Wash.
|
75 MW/6,400 acres
|
98
|
Linden Wind Farm, Wash.
|
50 MW/1,800 acres
|
36
|
Lower Snake River, Wash.
|
1,250 MW/94,900 acres
|
76
|
Nine Canyon, Kennewick, Wash.
|
63.7 MW/5,120 acres
|
80
|
Wild Horse, Wash.
|
64 MW/7,500 acres
|
118
|
Mountaineer, W.V.
|
66 MW/4,400 acres
|
67
|
Bent Tree, Freeborn County, Wis.
|
200 MW/32,000 acres
|
160
|
Forward Wind Energy Center, Wis.
|
200 MW/32,400 acres
|
162
|
Kewaunee County, Wis.
|
11 MW/603 acres
|
54
|
Monroe County, Wis.
|
80 MW/10,000 acres
|
125
|
Evanston, Wyo.
|
144 MW/7,800 acres
|
54
|
Campbell County, Wyo.
|
199.5 MW/14,000 acres
|
70
|
Converse County, Wyo.
|
200 MW/17,000 acres
|
85
|
Naikun Offshore, Hecate Strait, Br. Col.
|
396 MW/100 km2
|
62
|
Blue Highlands, Ont.
|
49.5 MW/4,500 acres
|
91
|
Sederglan Wind Farm, Alb.
|
70.5 MW/3,900 acres
|
131
|
St. Joseph Wind Farm, Man.
|
138 MW/125 km2
|
224
|
Prince I & II Wind Energy Project, Ont.
|
189 MW/10,000 hectares
|
55
|
Thunder Bay, Ont.
|
100 MW/8,000 acres
|
80
|
Anse-a-Valleau, Que.
|
100.5 MW/4,800 hectares
|
118
|
Stanstead Station, Que.
|
62 MW/920 hectares
|
37
|
Eurus wind park, Juchitán, Oaxaca
|
250.5 MW/6,178 acres
|
25
|
Codrington, Australia
|
18.2 MW/240 hectares
|
33
|
Dollar Wind Farm, Australia
|
79.2 MW/2,000 hectares
|
62
|
East Otago, Australia
|
650 MW/300 mi2
|
295
|
Macarthur, Australia
|
334 MW/5,500 hectares
|
47
|
Ruševo-Krmpotsko, Croatia
|
90 MW/27 km2
|
74
|
Senj, Croatia
|
156 MW/65 km2
|
103
|
Horns Rev (off shore), Denmark
|
160 MW/24 mi2
|
96
|
Horns Rev II (off shore), Denmark
|
209 MW/35 mi2
|
107
|
Butendiek (off shore), Germany
|
240 MW/35 km2
|
36
|
Duddon Sands (off shore), U.K.
|
500 MW/66 km2
|
33
|
London Array, Thames Estuary (off shore), U.K.
|
1,000 MW/245 km2
|
61
|
Hornsea One (off shore), U.K.
|
1,218 MW/407 km2
|
83
|
Hornsea Two (off shore), U.K.
|
1,320 GW/462 km2
|
86
|
Norfolk Boreas (off shore), U.K.
|
1.8 GW/725 km2
|
96
|
Outer Dowsing (off shore), U.K.
|
1.5 GW/116 mi2
|
49
|
Walney (off shore), U.K.
|
450 MW/74.5 km2
|
41
|
Walney Extension (off shore), U.K.
|
659 MW/145 km2
|
54
|
E. Ayrshire, Dumfries, Galloway, Scotland
|
300 MW/8,000 hectares
|
67
|
Beinn Ghlas, Scotland
|
8.4 MW/300 hectares
|
88
|
Braes of Doune, Scotland
|
72 MW/1,000 acres
|
14
|
Lewis, Scotland
|
600 MW/45 mi2
|
50
|
Novar, Scotland
|
17 MW/300 hectares
|
44
|
Sutherland, Scotland
|
50 MW/2,731 hectares
|
135
|
Windy Standard, Scotland
|
21.6 MW/350 hectares
|
40
|
Carno, Wales
|
33.6 MW/600 hectares
|
44
|
Makara Hills, New Zealand
|
210 MW/55 km2
|
65
|
Quartz Hill, New Zealand
|
210 MW/3,000 hectares
|
35
|
Egypt (off shore)
|
2200 MW/1,600 km2
|
180
|