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Wisconsin Wind power
Wisconsin land based wind speed at 100 meters
Offshore wind potential for Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
Glacier Hills Project in Columbia County by Randolph, Wisconsin

Wind power in Wisconsin started in 1990 with the installation of the Lincoln Turbines wind farm, and contributes to the state's renewable portfolio standard established in 1998.[1] In 2016, Wisconsin had a wind generating capacity of 648 megawatts (MW),[2][3][4] responsible for generating 2.4% of its electricity.[4] In 2019, this increased to a capacity of 737 MW, and a 2.63% of generation.

Regulations regarding the siting of wind turbines substantially hinder the development of wind farms in the state.[5][6][7]

A 98 MW wind farm, the Quilt Block Wind Farm, was under construction in southwest Wisconsin as of February 2017.[8][needs update]

Statistics

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Wisconsin Wind Generation Capacity by Year
Megawatts of Installed Generating Capacity[9]
Wisconsin Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 71 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 6 12 11 10
2002 46 5 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 5
2003 97 5 9 10 10 8 5 6 4 8 8 12 12
2004 105 10 9 13 10 9 5 4 5 8 11 8 13
2005 92 8 7 9 9 8 7 5 3 8 7 13 8
2006 101 11 9 10 12 8 5 5 4 7 10 8 12
2007 109 11 10 12 11 11 6 4 4 9 11 12 8
2008 486 5 3 3 5 16 28 43 30 45 85 86 137
2009 1,052 98 117 123 116 114 60 52 69 35 80 94 94
2010 1,087 114 61 86 136 89 57 59 65 90 94 128 108
2011 1,188 83 131 96 124 128 83 56 44 76 105 134 128
2012 1,556 194 122 173 144 133 117 66 76 104 152 138 137
2013 1,558 196 148 132 187 136 74 67 64 99 127 192 136
2014 1,619 213 161 164 182 119 101 90 55 91 151 171 121
2015 1,591 142 129 149 150 152 72 76 94 94 160 198 175
2016 1,515 143 159 127 151 123 92 83 57 111 122 147 200
2017 1,640 147 156 164 160 136 115 58 52 69 185 200 198
2018 1,638 218 162 183 145 123 94 76 79 93 159 148 158
2019 1,877 196 169 192 210 149 129 90 76 118 175 162 211
2020 1,764 155 182 173 159 149 110 74 78 142 169 215 158
2021 1,615 117 146 207 147 136 103 72 74 125 119 186 183
Source:[10]

Installations

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Site County Coordinates Opened/Operated Size (MW) Turbines: Number, Type, and Model Notes
Glenmore Brown 44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.356944°N 87.9475°W / 44.356944; -87.9475 1998-2012 1.2 1 Tacke 600e test project[11]
Lincoln Turbines Kewaunee 1990-2018 9.2 14 Vestas V47 600 kW [12]
Rosiere Wind Farm Kewaunee 1999-2018 11.2 Vestas V47 600 kW Madison Gas and Electric[13]
Byron Fond du Lac 1999-2019 1.3 Vestas V47, 600 kW
Montfort Wind Farm Iowa 2001 30.0 Enron (GE) 1.5 We Energies[14]
Cedar Ridge Wind Farm Fond du Lac 2008 68.0 Vestas V82, 1.65 [15]
Blue Sky Green Field Fond du Lac 43°54′44″N 88°16′25″W / 43.912222°N 88.273611°W / 43.912222; -88.273611 2008 145.2 Vestas V82, 1.65 We Energies
Butler Ridge Dodge 2009 54.0 36 GE Wind Energy (GE) 1.5 XLE NextEra Energy Resources[16][17]
Forward Wind Dodge & Fond du Lac 43°37′01″N 88°29′28″W / 43.616944°N 88.491111°W / 43.616944; -88.491111 2008 129.0 GE sle 1.5 Invenergy
Shirley Wind Brown 44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.356944°N 87.9475°W / 44.356944; -87.9475 2011 20.0 8 Nordex 2.5[18]
Duke Energy[19] declared a health hazard in 2014[20][21]
Glacier Hills Wind Columbia 2011 162.0 90 Vestas V90, 1.8 We Energies[22][23]
Cashton Greens Wind Monroe 2012 5.0 2 Cashton community[24]
Epic's Galactic Wind Dane 2012 9.9 Vestas V82 1.65
Quilt Block Wind Lafayette Darlington 2017 98 49 Vestas 2.0 Dairyland Power Cooperative[25][26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Renewable Energy in Wisconsin" (PDF). Acore. October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ Scott W. White. "Wisconsin Wind Energy Projects". kansasenergy.org.
  4. ^ a b "Wisconsin Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Legislature: 66.0401". wisconsin.gov.
  6. ^ Thomas Content. "Legislature lets wind turbine placement rules stand". jsonline.com.
  7. ^ Thomas Content. "Walker bill puts $500 million in wind turbine investment at risk". jsonline.com.
  8. ^ "Dairyland Signs Iowa Wind PPA With Avangrid". North American Windpower. Zackin Publications Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation". windexchange.energy.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  10. ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Lincoln Wind Energy Facility". wisconsinpublicservice.com.
  13. ^ "ÑDz©¹ú¼Ê£¬µÚÒ»ÐÅÓþƽ̨". Wiwindinfo.net. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  14. ^ "Montfort Wind Farm". wiwindinfo.net.
  15. ^ "Cedar Ridge". wiwindinfo.net.
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "ÑDz©¹ú¼Ê£¬µÚÒ»ÐÅÓþƽ̨". Wiwindinfo.net. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  18. ^ Thomas Content. "State's tallest wind turbines to begin operating near Green Bay". jsonline.com.
  19. ^ "Shirley Windpower -Duke Energy". duke-energy.com.
  20. ^ publisher. "Duke Energy's Shirley Wind Turbines Declared "Human Health Hazard"". bccrwe.com.
  21. ^ Deandra Corinthios. "Brown County Wind Turbine Battle". NBC26.
  22. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "ÑDz©¹ú¼Ê£¬µÚÒ»ÐÅÓþƽ̨". Wiwindinfo.net. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  24. ^ "cashton".
  25. ^ "EDPR, Dairyland Celebrate Opening Of Wisconsin Wind Farm".
  26. ^ "Quilt Block Wind Farm in Darlington, WI".
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