🌬 Wind Power Plants in Illinois
Illinois operates 65 wind power plants totaling 7,955 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 21.8M MWh.
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.
Plants65operating
Capacity7,954 MWnameplate
Generation21.8M MWhannual
All Illinois wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Land Wind | Tbd | Sangamon County | 302 MW | Lincoln Land Wind, Llc |
| Streator Cayuga Ridge South | Odell | Livingston County | 300 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Radfords Run Wind Farm | Maroa | Dewitt County | 278 MW | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Llc | Farmer City | Dewitt County | 260 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center | Chenoa | Livingston County | 250 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Big Sky Wind Llc | Ohio | Bureau County | 239 MW | Big Sky Wind Llc |
| Fpl Energy Illinois Wind Llc Hybrid | Shabbona | Dekalb County | 238 MW | Fpl Energy Illinois Wind Llc |
| California Ridge Wind Energy Llc | Fithian | Vermilion County | 217 MW | Sunedison Llc |
| Old Trail Wind Farm | Ellsworth | Mclean County | 214 MW | Old Trail Wind Farm Llc |
| Walnut Ridge Wind Farm | Sheffield | Bureau County | 212 MW | Bhe Renewables, Llc |
| High Trail Wind Farm Llc | Ellsworth | Mclean County | 211 MW | High Trail Wind Farm Llc |
| Grand Ridge Wind Energy Center | Marseilles | Lasalle County | 210 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Bright Stalk Wind Farm I | Chenoa | Mclean County | 205 MW | Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm Llc |
| Sugar Creek Wind One Llc | Tbd | Logan County | 202 MW | Sugar Creek Wind One Llc |
| Harvest Ridge Wind Farm | Newman | Douglas County | 202 MW | Harvest Ridge Wind Farm |
| Alta Farms Ii Wind Project, Llc | Clinton | Dewitt County | 201 MW | Alta Farms Ii Wind Project, Llc |
| Blackstone Wind Farm Ii Llc | Dwight | Livingston County | 200 MW | Blackstone Wind Farm Ii Llc |
| Minonk Wind Farm | Minonk | Woodford County | 200 MW | Algonquin Power Co |
| Bishop Hill Energy Llc | Cambridge | Henry County | 200 MW | Sunedison Llc |
| Green River Wind Farm | Deer Grove | Lee County | 194 MW | Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, Llc |
| Hilltopper Wind Project | Mt. Pulaski | Logan County | 185 MW | Hilltopper Wind Project, Llc |
| Glacier Sands Wind Power, Llc | Mason City | Mason County | 185 MW | Glacier Sands Wind Power, Llc |
| Kelly Creek Wind Project | Cabery | Ford County | 184 MW | Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. |
| Pilot Hill Wind Farm | Herscher | Kankakee County | 175 MW | Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. |
| Moraine Sands Wind Power | Mason City | Mason County | 171 MW | Moraine Sands Wind Power, Llc |
| Settlers Trail Wind Farm Llc | Sheldon | Iroquois County | 150 MW | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, Llc | Paxton | Iroquois County | 150 MW | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| Camp Grove Wind Farm | Wyoming | Stark County | 150 MW | Orion Energy Group Llc |
| White Oak Energy Llc | Carlock | Mclean County | 150 MW | White Oak Energy Llc |
| Cardinal Point Wind | Sciota | Mcdonough County | 150 MW | Cardinal Point Llc |
| Otter Creek Wind Farm Llc | Ransom | Lasalle County | 150 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Ford County Wind Farm Llc | Ford County | Ford County | 121 MW | Ford Ridge |
| Bishop Hill Iii | Cambridge | Henry County | 119 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Shady Oaks Wind Farm | Compton | Lee County | 110 MW | Algonquin Power Co |
| Shady Oaks Wind 2 | Compton | Lee County | 108 MW | Shady Oaks Wind 2, Llc |
| Blackstone Wind Farm Llc | Ransom | Livingston County | 106 MW | Blackstone Wind Farm Llc |
| Midland Wind | Kewane | Henry County | 106 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Ecogrove Wind Llc | Lena | Stephenson County | 101 MW | Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc |
| Rail Splitter Wind Farm | Hopedale | Tazewell County | 101 MW | Rail Splitter Wind Farm Llc |
| Hoopeston Wind Llc | Rossville | Vermilion County | 98 MW | Hoopeston Wind Llc |
| Bennington Wind | Minonk | Marshall County | 93 MW | Minonk Stewardship Wind Llc |
| Bishop Hill Ii Wind Farm | Cambridge | Henry County | 81 MW | Bishop Hill Energy Ii, Llc |
| Gsg Llc | West Brooklyn | Lee County | 80 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Lone Tree Wind, Llc | Tiskilwa | Bureau County | 79 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Mendota Hills, Llc | Paw Paw | Lee County | 76 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Providence Heights Wind Llc | Tiskilwa | Bureau County | 72 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Whitney Hill Wind Power Llc | Mt.pulaski | Logan County | 65 MW | Whitney Hill Wind Power Llc |
| Crescent Ridge | Tiskilwa | Bureau County | 53 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| Geneseo | Geneseo | Henry County | 34 MW | City Of Geneseo - (Il) |
| Agriwind | Tiskilwa | Bureau County | 8 MW | Agriwind Holdings, Llc |
| Com Adam 1wf-1 | Sublette | Lee County | 5 MW | Fpc Services Inc. |
| Pike County Wind Power | Pittsfield | Pike County | 2 MW | Illinois Rural Electric Coop |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Mclean County | 2 MW | Heartland Community College |
| Brown County Wind Turbine | Mount Sterling | Brown County | 2 MW | Adams Electric Cooperative |
| El Paso Wind Project | El Paso | Woodford County | — | Pattern Operators Lp |
| Panther Grove Wind, Llc | Peoria | Woodford County | — | Panther Grove Wind, Llc |
| Panther Creek Wind Project | Pittsfield | Pike County | — | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Pike Creek Wind | Elkhart | Logan County | — | Repsol Renewables Na |
| Grey Fox Wind | Virginia | Cass County | — | Grey Fox Wind |
| Prairie Violet Wind Llc | Varna | Marshall County | — | Transalta Corporation |
| Osagrove Flats Wind | Dana | Lasalle County | — | Avangrid Power Llc |
| Coles Wind | Charleston | Coles County | — | Coles Wind, Llc |
| Lotus Wind | Modesto | Macoupin County | — | Lotus Wind, Llc |
| Prosperity Wind | Deland | Piatt County | — | Prosperity Wind, Llc |
| Old Town Wind | Toluca | Marshall County | — | Old Town Wind Llc |