Wind power in 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.

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

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

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

Site	County	Coordinates	Opened/Operated	Size (MW)	Turbines: Number, Type, and Model	Notes
Glenmore	Brown	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	43.912222°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	43.616944°N 88.491111°W / 43.616944; -88.491111	2008	129.0	GE sle 1.5	Invenergy
Shirley Wind	Brown	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

• Wind power portal
• Renewable energy portal
• Energy portal
• United States portal

• Solar power in Wisconsin
• Great Lakes offshore wind power
• Renewable energy in the United States