List of onshore wind farms

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File:Global Wind Power Cumulative Capacity.svg
Worldwide installed capacity (1996–2015)[1]

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 largest proposed projects.

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Largest operational onshore wind farms

Template:GeoGroupTemplate Template:Maplink This is a list of the onshore wind farms that are larger than 250 MW in current 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.

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The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world, with a target capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.
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Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction
File:Shepherds Flat Wind Farm 2011.jpg
The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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Stateline Wind Farm turbines near the Walla Walla River
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Twin Groves Wind Farm from McLean County Route 21
Wind farm Country State/
province
Coordinates Current
capacity
(MW)
Notes/refs
Alta Wind Energy Center United States California Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1,548 [2][3]
Altamont Pass Wind Farm United States California Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 576 multiple farms[4]
Bayannur Wulanyiligeng Wind Farm China Inner Mongolia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [5]
Bethel Wind Farm United States Texas 276 [6][7]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm United States Oregon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 450 [8]
Blue Canyon Wind Farm United States Oklahoma Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 423.4 [9]
Bronco Plains Wind Farm United States Colorado 299 [10][11]
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 523.3 [4][12]
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 551 [13]
Cedar Point Wind Farm United States Colorado Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 252 [14]
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm United States Colorado 500 [15][11]
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm United States Kansas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 400 [16]
Clyde Wind Farm UK South Lanarkshire, Scotland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 522
Coopers Gap Wind Farm Australia Queensland 453 [17]
Crystal Lake Wind Farm United States Iowa Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 416 [18]
Dabancheng Wind Farm China Xinjiang Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 2,500 [19]
Daqing Heping Aobao Wind Wind Farm China Daqing 288 [20]
Dumat al-Jandal Saudi Arabia Al Jouf 400 [21]
Eurus Wind Farm Mexico Oaxaca Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 250.5 [22]
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm Romania Constanța Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 600 [23]
Flat Ridge Wind Farm United States Kansas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 570.4 [24]
Fosen Vind Norway Trøndelag Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1,057 Six farms[25][26]
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm United States Indiana Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 599.8 [27]
Frontier 1 & 2 United States Oklahoma 550 multiple farms (2)[28]
Fubei Wind Farm China Liaoning 450 [29]
Gansu Wind Farm China Gansu Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 10,450 multiple farms [30][31][32][33]
Grande Prairie Wind Farm United States Nebraska Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 400 [34]
Great Prairie Wind Farm United States Texas 1,027 [35]
Gulf Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 283.2 [12]
Hallett Wind Farm Australia South Australia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 351 [36]
Highland Wind Energy Center United States Iowa Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 501.4 [37]
Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm United States Washington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 385 [38][39]
Hornsdale Wind Farm Australia South Australia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 315 [40]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 735.5 [4][12]
Jaisalmer Wind Park India Rajasthan Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1,064 multiple farms[41][42]
King Mountain Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 281.2 [12]
Klondike Wind Farm United States Oregon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 399 [8]
Lagoa dos Ventos Brazil Piauí 716 [43]
Lake Bonney Wind Farm Australia South Australia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 279 [44]
Liaoning Fuxin Wind Farm China Liaoning 300 [45]
Bjornbeget Wind Sweden Västernorrland 372 [46]
Adamdel wind farm Romania Constanta 484 [47]
Reynosa wind farm Mexico Tamaulipas 424 [48]
Limon Wind Energy Center United States Colorado Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 601 [49]
Lone Star Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 400 [12]
Longyuan Huitengliang Wind Farm China Inner Mongolia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [50]
Los Vientos Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 912 [51]
Lower Snake River Wind Project United States Washington 343 [52]
Macarthur Wind Farm Australia Victoria Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 420 [53]
Markbygden Wind Farm Sweden Norrbotten Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 2,000 [54]
Maple Ridge Wind Farm United States New York Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 321.8 [55]
Meadow Lake Wind Farm United States Indiana Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 801 [56]
Mesquite Star Wind Farm United States Texas 419 [57][11]
Milford Wind Corridor Project United States Utah 306 [58]
Mount Storm Wind Farm United States West Virginia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 264 [59]
Muppandal wind farm India Tamil Nadu Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1,500 [60]
Palo Alto Wind Farm United States Iowa 250 [61][11]
Panther Creek Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 458 [12]
Papalote Creek Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 380 [62]
Peetz Wind Farm United States Colorado Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 430 [4]
Peñascal Wind Power Project United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 605.2 [63]
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm United States Iowa Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300.3 [18]
Rolling Hills Wind Farm United States Iowa Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 443.9 [64]
Roscoe Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 781.5 [65]
Rush Creek Wind Project United States Colorado Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 600 [66]
Sapphire Wind Farm[67] Australia New South Wales Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 270 [68]
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm United States California Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 615 multiple farms[4]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm United States Oregon Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 845 [69]
Sherbino Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [70]
Shiloh Wind Farm United States California Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [71][72]
Siping Wind Wind Farm China Siping 348 [20]
Smoky Hills Wind Farm United States Kansas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 250 [73]
Snowtown Wind Farm Australia South Australia 33° 41′ 36″ S, 138° 7′ 51″ E 370 [74]
Stateline Wind Farm United States Oregon & Washington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [75]
Story County Wind Farm United States Iowa Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [76]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm United States Illinois Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [77]
Sweetwater Wind Farm United States Texas Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 585.3 [4]
Tarfaya Wind Farm Morocco Akhfenir 301 [78]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm United States California Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 705 multiple farms[4]
Tongliao Beiqinghe Wind Farm China Inner Mongolia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [79][80]
Tongyu Wind Farm China Jilin Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 300 [29]
Traverse Wind Project United States Oklahoma 998 [81]
Triple H Wind Farm United States South Dakota 250 [82][11]
Twin Groves Wind Farm United States Illinois Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 396 [83]
Western Spirit Wind United States New Mexico 1,050 [84]
Whitelee Wind Farm UK East Renfrewshire, Scotland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 539 [85]
Windy Point/Windy Flats United States Washington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 400 [86]
Wulanchabu Hongji Wind Farm China Inner Mongolia 296.5 [87]
Xiangyang Wind Farm China Jilin 400.5 [29][88]
Xinjiang Hami Wind Farm China Xinjiang 11,947 [89][90]
Zafarana Wind Farm Egypt Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 545 [91]
Zhangdong Wind Farm China 300 [29]

Large proposed wind farms

Template:GeoGroupTemplate Template:Maplink The following table lists some of the largest proposed onshore wind farms, by nameplate capacity.

Wind farm Country State/province Coordinates Capacity (MW) References
Asian Renewable Energy Hub Australia Western Australia Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 7,500 [92]
Walcha Energy Project Australia New South Wales 3,400 [93]
Corona Wind Projects United States New Mexico Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 2,200 [94]
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind United States Wyoming 1,500 [95]
Forest Wind Australia Queensland Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1,200 [96][97]
ACWA Wind Farm Egypt Gabal El Zeit 1,100 [98]
Castle Hill Wind Farm New Zealand North Island 860 [99]
Golden Plains Wind Farm Australia Victoria 800 [100]
Horizonte Wind Chile Antofagasta 778 [101]
Monsoon Wind Laos Sekong 600 [102]
Haymaker Hybrid United States Montana 600 [95]
Rosepetal Wind India Rajasthan 585 [103]
Loa Wind Farm Chile Antofagasta 528 [104]
Aviator Wind United States Texas 525 [95]
Maverick Creek Wind United States Texas 524 [95]
Sagamore Wind United States New Mexico 522 [95]
Zarasfhan Wind Uzbekistan Navoi 500 [105]
Goyder South Australia South Australia 412 [106]
Vėjas LT Lithuania Kelmė District Municipality 300 [107]
Pagėgiai Wind Farm Lithuania Pagėgiai Municipality 248 [107]
Sopi-Tootsi wind farm Estonia Pärnu County 225 [108]

Maps of all the coordinates in this article

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See also

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