List of onshore wind farms

Worldwide installed capacity (1996–2015)[1]

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.

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.

The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world, with a target capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.
Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction
The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Stateline Wind Farm turbines near the Walla Walla River
Twin Groves Wind Farm from McLean County Route 21
Wind farmCurrent
capacity
(MW)		CountryState/
province		CoordinatesRefs
Alta Wind Energy Center1,548USACalifornia35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W / 35.02111°N 118.32056°W / 35.02111; -118.32056 (Alta Wind Energy Center)[2][3]
Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm300ChinaInner Mongolia42°00′00″N 108°23′00″E / 42.00000°N 108.38333°E / 42.00000; 108.38333 (Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm)[4]
Bethel Wind Farm276USATexas[5][6]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm450USAOregon45°38′15″N 120°36′19″W / 45.63750°N 120.60528°W / 45.63750; -120.60528 (Biglow Canyon Wind Farm)[7]
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm523.3USATexas32°18′38″N 100°8′57″W / 32.31056°N 100.14917°W / 32.31056; -100.14917 (Buffalo Gap Wind Farm)[8][9]
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm662.5USATexas31°54′11″N 100°54′04″W / 31.90306°N 100.90111°W / 31.90306; -100.90111 (Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm)[8][9]
Cedar Creek Wind Farm551USAColorado40°52′16″N 104°5′35″W / 40.87111°N 104.09306°W / 40.87111; -104.09306 (Cedar Creek Wind Farm)[10]
Clyde Wind Farm350UKSouth Lanarkshire, Scotland55°28′02″N 3°39′16″W / 55.46722°N 3.65444°W / 55.46722; -3.65444 (Clyde Wind Farm)
Crystal Lake Wind Farm416USAIowa43°13′45″N 93°50′28″W / 43.22917°N 93.84111°W / 43.22917; -93.84111 (Crystal Lake Wind Farm)[11]
Dabancheng Wind Farm500ChinaXinjiang43°35′37″N 87°48′32″E / 43.59361°N 87.80889°E / 43.59361; 87.80889 (Dabancheng Wind Farm)[12]
Daqing Heping Aobao Wind Wind Farm288ChinaDaqing[13]
Eurus Wind Farm250.5MexicoOaxaca16°32′25″N 94°57′14″W / 16.54028°N 94.95389°W / 16.54028; -94.95389 (Eurus Wind Farm)[14]
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm600RomaniaFântânele & Cogealac44°35′25″N 28°33′55″E / 44.59028°N 28.56528°E / 44.59028; 28.56528 (Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm)[15]
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm599.8USAIndiana40°36′31″N 87°19′15″W / 40.60861°N 87.32083°W / 40.60861; -87.32083 (Fowler Ridge Wind Farm)[16]
Fubei Wind Farm450ChinaLiaoning[17]
Gansu Wind Farm7,965ChinaGansu40°12′N 96°54′E / 40.200°N 96.900°E / 40.200; 96.900 (Gansu Wind Farm)[18][19][20][21]
Gulf Wind Farm283.2USATexas27°05′16.02″N 97°35′22.02″W / 27.0877833°N 97.5894500°W / 27.0877833; -97.5894500 (Gulf Wind Farm)[9]
Hallett Wind Farm298AustraliaSouth Australia33°22′04″S 138°43′43″E / 33.36778°S 138.72861°E / -33.36778; 138.72861 (Hallett Wind Farm)[22]
Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm385USAWashington46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W / 46.40194°N 117.81222°W / 46.40194; -117.81222 (Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm)[23][24]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center735.5USATexas32°11′24″N 100°01′48″W / 32.19000°N 100.03000°W / 32.19000; -100.03000 (Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center)[8][9]
Jaisalmer Wind Park1,064IndiaRajasthan26°56′27.45″N 70°53′23.21″E / 26.9409583°N 70.8897806°E / 26.9409583; 70.8897806 (Jaisalmer Wind Park)multiple farms[25][26]
King Mountain Wind Farm281.2USATexas31°14′16″N 102°14′16″W / 31.23778°N 102.23778°W / 31.23778; -102.23778 (King Mountain Wind Farm)[9]
Klondike Wind Farm399USAOregon45°34′48″N 120°36′36″W / 45.58000°N 120.61000°W / 45.58000; -120.61000 (Klondike Wind Farm)[7]
Lake Bonney Wind Farm279AustraliaSouth Australia37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E / 37.76000°S 140.40000°E / -37.76000; 140.40000 (Lake Bonney Wind Farm)[22]
Liaoning Fuxin Wind Farm300ChinaLiaoning[27]
Lone Star Wind Farm400USATexas32°16′22.12″N 99°27′22″W / 32.2728111°N 99.45611°W / 32.2728111; -99.45611 (Lone Star Wind Farm)[9]
Longyuan Huitengliang Wind Farm300ChinaInner Mongolia43°27′01″N 116°09′59″E / 43.45028°N 116.16639°E / 43.45028; 116.16639 (Longyuan Huitengliang Wind Farm)[28]
Macarthur Wind Farm420AustraliaVictoria38°2′24″S 142°1′30″E / 38.04000°S 142.02500°E / -38.04000; 142.02500 (Macarthur Wind Farm)[29]
Maple Ridge Wind Farm321.8USANew York43°45′N 75°33′W / 43.750°N 75.550°W / 43.750; -75.550 (Maple Ridge Wind Farm)[30]
Meadow Lake Wind Farm500USAIndiana40°36′4″N 86°51′57″W / 40.60111°N 86.86583°W / 40.60111; -86.86583 (Meadow Lake Wind Farm)[31]
Mount Storm Wind Farm264USAWest Virginia39°13′28″N 79°12′15″W / 39.22444°N 79.20417°W / 39.22444; -79.20417 (Mount Storm Wind Farm)[32]
Muppandal wind farm1,500IndiaTamil Nadu8°15′27.45″N 77°32′23.21″E / 8.2576250°N 77.5397806°E / 8.2576250; 77.5397806 (Mupppandal Wind Park)[33]
Panther Creek Wind Farm458USATexas31°58′7″N 99°54′6″W / 31.96861°N 99.90167°W / 31.96861; -99.90167 (Panther Creek Wind Farm)[9]
Papalote Creek Wind Farm380USATexas27°58′48″N 97°23′28″W / 27.98000°N 97.39111°W / 27.98000; -97.39111 (Papalote Creek Wind Farm)[34]
Peetz Wind Farm430USAColorado40°57′3″N 103°9′19″W / 40.95083°N 103.15528°W / 40.95083; -103.15528 (Peetz Wind Farm)[8]
Peñascal Wind Power Project404USATexas27°00′N 97°36′W / 27.000°N 97.600°W / 27.000; -97.600 (Pe%C3%B1ascal Wind Power Project)[35]
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm300.3USAIowa43°28′35″N 92°35′08″W / 43.47639°N 92.58556°W / 43.47639; -92.58556 (Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm)[11]
Roscoe Wind Farm781.5USATexas32°15′52″N 100°20′39″W / 32.26444°N 100.34417°W / 32.26444; -100.34417 (Roscoe Wind Farm)[36]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm845USAOregon45°42′00″N 120°3′36″W / 45.70000°N 120.06000°W / 45.70000; -120.06000 (Shepherds Flat Wind Farm)[37]
Shiloh Wind Farm300USACalifornia38°7′N 121°50.5′W / 38.117°N 121.8417°W / 38.117; -121.8417 (Shiloh Wind Farm)[38][39]
Siping Wind Wind Farm348ChinaSiping[13]
Smoky Hills Wind Farm250USAKansas38°58′20″N 98°09′01″W / 38.97222°N 98.15028°W / 38.97222; -98.15028 (Smoky Hills Wind Farm)[40]
Snowtown Wind Farm 370 Australia South Australia 33° 41′ 36″ S, 138° 7′ 51″ E [41]
Stateline Wind Farm300USAOregon & Washington46°02′13.98″N 118°48′23.74″W / 46.0372167°N 118.8065944°W / 46.0372167; -118.8065944 (Stateline Wind Farm)[42]
Story County Wind Farm300USAIowa41°53′28″N 92°58′42″W / 41.89111°N 92.97833°W / 41.89111; -92.97833 (Story County Wind Farm)[43]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm300USAIllinois40°57′20″N 88°28′54″W / 40.95556°N 88.48167°W / 40.95556; -88.48167 (Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm)[44]
Sweetwater Wind Farm585.3USATexas32°20′20″N 100°26′40″W / 32.33889°N 100.44444°W / 32.33889; -100.44444 (Sweetwater Wind Farm)[8]
Tarfaya Wind Farm301MoroccoAkhfenir[45]
Tongliao Beiqinghe Wind Farm300ChinaInner Mongolia43°56′30″N 121°09′00″E / 43.94167°N 121.15000°E / 43.94167; 121.15000 (Tongliao Beiqinghe Wind Farm)[46][47]
Tongyu Wind Farm300ChinaJilin44°48′46.8″N 123°5′18.3″E / 44.813000°N 123.088417°E / 44.813000; 123.088417 (Tongyu Wind Farm)[17]
Twin Groves Wind Farm396USAIllinois40°28′54″N 88°42′26″W / 40.48167°N 88.70722°W / 40.48167; -88.70722 (Twin Groves Wind Farm)[48]
Whitelee Wind Farm539UKEast Renfrewshire, Scotland55°41′14″N 4°13′43″W / 55.68722°N 4.22861°W / 55.68722; -4.22861 (Whitelee Wind Farm)[49]
Wulanchabu Hongji Wind Farm296.5ChinaInner Mongolia[50]
Windy Point/Windy Flats400USAWashington45°44′31″N 120°43′32″W / 45.74194°N 120.72556°W / 45.74194; -120.72556 (Windy Point/Windy Flats)[51]
Xiangyang Wind Farm400.5ChinaJilin[17][52]
Zhangdong Wind Farm300China[17]

Other notable onshore wind farms

Wind farmCapacity
(MW)		CountryState/provinceCoordinatesNotes
Altamont Pass Wind Farm576USACalifornia37°43′57″N 121°39′9″W / 37.73250°N 121.65250°W / 37.73250; -121.65250 (Altamont Pass Wind Farm)multiple farms[8]
Gansu Wind Farm6,000ChinaGansu40°12′N 96°54′E / 40.200°N 96.900°E / 40.200; 96.900 (Gansu Wind Farm)multiple farms[18][53]
Jaisalmer Wind Park1,064IndiaRajasthan26°56′27.45″N 70°53′23.21″E / 26.9409583°N 70.8897806°E / 26.9409583; 70.8897806 (Jaisalmer Wind Park)multiple farms[25][26]
Lower Snake River Wind Project343USAWashingtonunder construction[54]
Milford Wind Corridor Project203USAUtah102 MW second phase under construction[55]
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm615USACalifornia33°54′53.53″N 116°35′18.35″W / 33.9148694°N 116.5884306°W / 33.9148694; -116.5884306 (San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm)multiple farms[8]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm705USACalifornia35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W / 35.10222°N 118.28278°W / 35.10222; -118.28278 (Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm)multiple farms[8]

Large proposed wind farms

The following table lists some of the largest proposed onshore wind farms, by nameplate capacity.

Wind farmCapacity (MW)CountryState/provinceCoordinatesReferences
Aubanel Wind Project1000MexicoBaja California[56]
Wind Catcher Energy Connection2000USAOklahoma[57]
Castle Hill Wind Farm860New ZealandNorth Island[58]
Dobrogea Wind Farm1500RomaniaDobrogea[59]
Fosen Vind1000NorwayTrøndelag63°43′0″N 10°15′0″E / 63.71667°N 10.25000°E / 63.71667; 10.25000[60]
Hartland Wind Farm500-1000USANorth Dakota48°33′04″N 101°46′19″W / 48.55111°N 101.77194°W / 48.55111; -101.77194 (Hartland Wind Farm)[61]
Loa Wind Farm528ChileAntofagasta[62]
Markbygden Wind Farm4000 at mostSwedenMarkbygden65°25′N 20°40′E / 65.417°N 20.667°E / 65.417; 20.667 (Markbygden Wind Farm)[63]
Silverton Wind Farm1000 at mostAustraliaNew South Wales31°45.760′S 141°18.403′E / 31.762667°S 141.306717°E / -31.762667; 141.306717 (Silverton Wind Farm)[64]
Talinay Wind Farm1000ChileCoquimbo[65][66]
Titan Wind Project5050USASouth Dakota44°30′58″N 99°12′6″W / 44.51611°N 99.20167°W / 44.51611; -99.20167 (Titan Wind Project)[67]

Maps of all the coordinates in this article

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See also

References

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