Existing Wisconsin Wind Farms
Commercial Wind Energy Installationsin Wisconsin 1998-2013
Table of Commercial Wind Projects in Wisconsin
(as of December 2011)
Download a pdf Version of Wisconsin projects
Prepared by: RENEW Wisconsin , 222 S. Hamilton St. Madison, WI 53703. www.renewwisconsin.org 608.255.4044 Prepared December 2010
# |
County |
Wind Project Name/Owner |
Start Date |
No. of Turbines |
MW |
1 |
Monroe |
" Cashton Greens" |
May 2012
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
Columbia |
"Glacier Hills" |
December 2011
|
90 |
162 |
3 |
Brown |
DEGS Wind I, LLC, |
February 2011 |
8 |
20 |
4 |
Dodge |
NextEra Energy |
January 2009 |
36 |
54 |
5 |
Fond du Lac |
WI Power & Light |
December 2008 |
41 |
68 |
6 |
Fond du Lac |
We Energies |
May 2008 |
88 |
145 |
7 |
Dodge/Fond du Lac |
Invenergy |
May 2008 |
86 |
129 |
8 |
Iowa |
Next Era Resources |
2001 |
20 |
30 |
9 |
Kewaunee |
Madison Gas & Electric
|
1999 |
17 |
11.2 |
10 |
Kewaunee |
"Lincoln" WI Public Service |
1999 |
14 |
9.2 |
11 |
Fond du Lac |
"Byron" We Energies |
1999 |
2 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
404 |
634 |
† Wisconsin Public Service resells the renewable energy credits associated with the project’s output to the State of Wisconsin.
* Butler Ridge project was built by Babcock and Brown’s US wind division. NextEra Energy acquired Butler Ridge in 2009.
Wisconsin Windpower Capacity by County
May 2012
County
No. of Turbines
Rated capacity (in MW)
Brown
10
21.2
Columbia
90
162
Dodge
85
127.5
Fond du Lac
168
270.6
Iowa
20
30.0
Kewaunee
31
20.4
Monroe
2
5
Total
404
634
Source: RENEW Wisconsin