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Wind resource map at 50m above ground. Wyoming has one of the highest wind power potentials of any state in the United States.In 2019, Wyoming had wind powered electricity generating capacity of 1,589 MW, which produced 9.85% of its electric generation, with an additional 3,753 MW under construction.
In 2021, Wyoming had a total summer capacity of 10,096 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 46,017 GWh in 2022. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 71.1% coal, 22.1% wind, 4.3% natural gas, 1.9% hydroelectric and 0.5% solar.
While winds in Texas and Iowa often blow at night, wind increases during the day in Wyoming, corresponding with consumption, as peak demand is late afternoon. [17] The wind is Class 7, [18] and the wind capacity factor is around 46%. [19] The first phase of 1,500 MW is expected to yield 6 TWh per year. [20]
Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any of the three largest farms in its state with a generating capacity of at least 120 MW. Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm , with a turbine under construction Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise Shiloh Wind Power Plant .
In addition to the large onshore wind resources, the U.S. has large offshore wind power potential, [52] with another NREL report released in September 2010 showing that the U.S. has 4,150 GW of potential offshore wind power nameplate capacity, an amount 4 times that of the country's 2008 installed capacity from all sources, of 1,010 GW. [53]
The Wyoming Rolling Hills Wind farm is located near Glenrock in Converse county and has 66 turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 99 megawatts. It is built on a former coal strip mine , and is owned by PacifiCorp , a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings.
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The Top of the World Windpower Project is a 200 megawatt wind farm located near Casper, Wyoming, USA. The project, operated by Duke Energy, was constructed on approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of land held under long-term lease in Converse County. The Top of the World Windpower Project began operation in 2010. [1]