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Worldwide installed wind power capacity 1996-2008

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 the ten largest proposed projects.

Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the USA. As of November 2010, the Roscoe Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the world at 781.5 MW, followed by the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW). The largest wind farm under construction is the 800 MW Alta Wind Energy Center in the USA. The largest proposed project is the 20,000 MW Gansu Wind Farm in China.

Largest operational onshore wind farms

Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas.
Stateline Wind Farm turbines near the Walla Walla River.
Twin Groves Wind Farm from McLean County Route 21

This is a list of the top onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by 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.

Wind farm Current
capacity
(MW)		 Country Notes
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm 450 USA [1]
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm 523.3 USA [2][3]
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm 662.5 USA [2][3]
Cedar Creek Wind Farm 300.5 USA [4]
Crystal Lake Wind Farm 416 USA [5]
Dabancheng Wind Farm 500 China [6]
Eurus Wind Farm 250.5 Mexico [7]
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm 300[8] Romania [9]
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm 599.8 USA [10]
Gulf Wind Farm 283.2 USA [3]
Hallett Wind Farm 298 Australia [11]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center 735.5 USA [2][3]
Huitengliang Wind Farm 300 China [12]
King Mountain Wind Farm 281.2 USA [3]
Klondike Wind Farm 399 USA [1]
Lake Bonney Wind Farm 279 Australia [11]
Lone Star Wind Farm 400 USA [3]
Maple Ridge Wind Farm 321.8 USA [13]
Meadow Lake Wind Farm 500 USA [14]
Mount Storm Wind Farm 264 USA [15]
Panther Creek Wind Farm 458 USA [3]
Papalote Creek Wind Farm 380 USA [16]
Peetz Wind Farm 400.5 USA [2]
Peñascal Wind Power Project 404 USA [17]
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm 300.3 USA [5]
Roscoe Wind Farm 781.5 USA [18]
Shiloh Wind Farm 300 USA [19][20]
Smoky Hills Wind Farm 250 USA [21]
Stateline Wind Farm 300 USA [22]
Story County Wind Farm 300 USA [23]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm 300 USA [24]
Sweetwater Wind Farm 585.3 USA [2]
Twin Groves Wind Farm 396 USA [25]
Whitelee Wind Farm 322 UK [26]
Windy Point/Windy Flats 400 USA [27]

Other strongly notable onshore wind farms

Wind farm Capacity
(MW)		 Country Notes
Alta Wind Energy Center 800 USA under construction [28]
Altamont Pass Wind Farm 550 USA multiple farms [2]
Gansu Wind Farm 5,160 China multiple farms[29]
Lower Snake River Wind Project 343 USA under construction[30]
Milford Wind Corridor Project 203 USA 102 MW second phase under construction[31]
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm 350 USA multiple farms [2]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm 700 USA multiple farms [2]

10 largest proposed wind farms

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

Wind farm Capacity (MW) Country References
Clyde Wind Farm 548 UK [32]
Dobrogea Wind Farm 1500 Romania [33]
Gansu Wind Farm 20000 China [34]
Hartland Wind Farm 500-1000 USA [35]
Markbygden Wind Farm 4000 at most Sweden [36]
Pampa Wind Project 4000 USA [citation needed]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm 845 USA [37][38]
Silverton Wind Farm 1000 at most Australia [39]
Sinus Holding Wind Farm 700 Romania [citation needed]
Titan Wind Project 5050 USA [40]
Vlorë Wind Farm 500 Albania [41]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Oregon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Drilling Down: What Projects Made 2008 Such a Banner Year for Wind Power?
  3. ^ a b c d e f g AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Texas
  4. ^ Babcock & Brown and BP Announce Full Commercial Operation of one of the Largest Wind Farms in the U.S.
  5. ^ a b AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Iowa
  6. ^ China - Dabancheng Wind Farm now has a combined generating capacity of 500 MW
  7. ^ Acciona Completes Assembly of LatAm’s Largest Wind Farm Latin American Herald Tribune.
  8. ^ another 300 MW under construction
  9. ^ CEZ Romania develops its business in renewables
  10. ^ AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Indiana
  11. ^ a b Parliament of Australia (February 19, 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division Background note.
  12. ^ Project 2113 : CGN Inner Mongolia Huitengliang 300MW Wind Power Project
  13. ^ York AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - New York
  14. ^ Energy Information Administration - October 2010 Electric Power Monthly
  15. ^ Dominion & Shell Complete 264-MW Mount Storm Wind Project
  16. ^ 196 Wind Turbines Cranking Out Power
  17. ^ Iberdrola Opens 404-MW Penascal Wind Farm Renewable Energy World, 22 June 2010.
  18. ^ E.ON Delivers 335-MW of Wind in Texas
  19. ^ Shiloh Wind Power Plant Fact Sheet
  20. ^ EnXco turns on $300M wind farm
  21. ^ "Enel Completes Smoky Hills Wind Project in Kansas". RedOrbit. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  22. ^ "Stateline Wind Energy Center". Renewable Northwest Project. Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
  23. ^ Ken Black. Wind energy part of economic strategy Times-Republican, January 23, 2010.
  24. ^ VP 100: Illinois wind farm breathes new life into businesses Energy Empowers, September 23, 2010.
  25. ^ Horizon Wind Energy
  26. ^ Whitelee Winfarm - About the Windfarm
  27. ^ Hunton & Williams LLP Advises Cannon Power Group in Connection With Wind Project
  28. ^ Alta Wind Energy Center, Alta Wind Energy Center, 2009
  29. ^ Xinhua: Jiuquan wind power base completes first stage
  30. ^ "Lower Snake River Wind Project". Renewable Energy Development. October 26, 2010.
  31. ^ First Wind's Milford II Expansion Project Celebrates Milestones Renewable Energy World, November 18, 2010.
  32. ^ Johnson, Simon (2008-07-21). "Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be built in Scotland costing £600m". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  33. ^ "Iberdrola Plans World's Largest Wind Farm in Romania".
  34. ^ China starts building first 10-GW mega wind farm
  35. ^ Denali Energy and Montgomery Energy Form Joint Venture Hartland Wind Farm in North Dakota
  36. ^ "Svevind and Enercon Team up for 4GW Wind Plan". Clean Edge (from New Energy Finance). June 26, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  37. ^ DOE LPO finalizes deal on the World’s largest Wind Project to date United States Department of Energy, 17 December 2010. Accessed: 18 December 2010.
  38. ^ "Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm". Wind Power. Renewable Energy Development. August 5, 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  39. ^ Huge wind farm plan announced
  40. ^ BP Ramps Up to Full Construction of First Phase of Wind Farm in South Dakota 05 August 2009.
  41. ^ Wind power in Albania - Albania to Build Major Wind Farm
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