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Young Wind Farm Texas: 500 [101] Chevelon Butte wind farm Arizona: 477 [102] Alle-Catt wind farm New York: 340 [103] Boswell Springs Wind Farm (2023) Wyoming: 331 [104] Thunderhead Wind Energy Nebraska: 300 [105] Seven Cowboy wind farm Oklahoma: 300 [106] Canisteo wind farm New York: 291 [107] Sapphire Sky wind farm Illinois: 260 [108] Badger ...
The following table lists offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are in various states development for the Outer Continental Shelf in U.S. territorial waters of the East Coast of the United States, [31] where a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) wind energy area lease has been secured [32] [33] and have gained at least some ...
It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size. As of 2022, Hornsea 2 in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 1,386 MW. [1]
Brazos Wind Farm in Texas Mendota Hills Wind Farm in northern Illinois. Wind power is a branch of the energy industry that has expanded quickly in the United States over the last several years. [1] In 2023, 421.1 terawatt-hours were generated by wind power, or 10.07% of electricity in the United States. [2]
The Alta Wind Energy Center is a wind farm located in Tehachapi Pass of the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California. As of 2022, it is the largest wind farm in the United States, [ 1 ] with a combined installed capacity of 1,550 MW (2,080,000 hp).
The first offshore wind farm, Block Island Wind Farm, began operation in 2016. [2] The first commercial-scale (greater than 100 MW) offshore wind farm, South Fork Wind in federal waters offshore Rhode Island, was fully commissioned on March 14, 2024. As of May 31, 2024, total offshore wind power was 174 MW.
The farm is operated by Enel Green Power. [1] Highway K-14 and Interstate 70 pass through parts of the wind farm, with clear views of many of the wind turbines . [ 2 ] The project uses 56 Vestas V80 1.8 MW wind turbines [ 3 ] and produces enough electricity to power some 37,000 average Kansas homes annually. [ 4 ]
The Bison Wind Energy Center is a 496.6 megawatt (MW) wind farm spanning southwest Oliver County and north-central Morton County in the U.S. state of North Dakota.It became the largest wind generating facility in the state upon completion of the fourth construction phase in early 2015.