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North Dakota operates 44 wind power plants totaling 4,529 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 14.5M 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%.
Plants 44 operating
Capacity 4,529 MW nameplate
Generation 14.5M MWh annual
All North Dakota wind plants Plant City County Capacity Operator Aurora Wind Project Tioga Williams County 299 MW Aurora Wind Project, Llc Bison 4 Wind Energy Center New Salem Morton County 205 MW Allete, Inc. Courtenay Wind Farm Courtenay Stutsman County 200 MW Northern States Power Co - Minnesota Emmons-Logan Wind, Llc Linton Emmons County 200 MW Emmons-Logan Wind, Llc Burke Wind, Llc Bowbells Burke County 199 MW Burke Wind Llc Oliver Wind Iv Hannover Oliver County 199 MW Oliver Wind Iv, Llc Tatanka Wind Power Llc Ashley Dickey County 180 MW Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc Thunder Spirit Wind, Llc Hettinger Adams County 156 MW Montana-Dakota Utilities Co Merricourt Wind Energy Center Kulm Mcintosh County 150 MW Otter Tail Power Co Border Winds Wind Farm Rolla Rolette County 150 MW Northern States Power Co - Minnesota Lindahl Wind Project, Llc Tioga Williams County 150 MW Enel Green Power Na, Inc. Brady Ii Wind Energy Center Dickinson Stark County 150 MW Brady Wind Ii, Llc Brady Wind Energy Center Dickinson Stark County 150 MW Brady Wind, Llc Foxtail Wind, Llc Forbes Dickey County 150 MW Foxtail Wind, Llc Rugby Wind Power Project Barton Pierce County 149 MW Avangrid Power Llc Fpl Energy Ashtabula Wind Llc Luverne Barnes County 149 MW Fpl Energy Ashtabula Wind Llc Ashtabula Wind Ii Llc Luverne Steele County 120 MW Ashtabula Wind Ii Llc Langdon Renewables, Llc Langdon Cavalier County 119 MW Fpl Energy Langdon Wind Llc Prairie Winds Nd1 Minot Ward County 116 MW Basin Electric Power Coop Glen Ullin Energy Center Glen Ullin Morton County 107 MW Allete Clean Energy Bison 2 Wind Energy Center New Salem Morton County 105 MW Allete, Inc. Bison 3 Wind Energy Center New Salem Morton County 105 MW Allete, Inc. Sunflower Wind Project Mandan Morton County 104 MW Onward Energy Baldwin Wind Llc Wilton Burleigh County 102 MW Baldwin Wind Llc New Frontier Wind Ruso Mchenry County 100 MW Meadowlark Wind I Llc Oliver Wind Iii, Llc Mandan Morton County 99 MW Oliver Wind Iii, Llc Bison I Wind Energy Center New Salem Morton County 82 MW Allete, Inc. Ashtabula Wind Iii Llc Luverne Barnes County 62 MW Otter Tail Power Co Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind I/Ii Edgeley Lamoure County 62 MW Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind Llc Fpl Energy Oliver Wind I Llc Center Oliver County 51 MW Fpl Energy Oliver County Wind Fpl Energy Burleigh County Wind Wilton Burleigh County 50 MW Fpl Energy Burleigh County Wind Llc Luverne Wind Energy Center Luverne Steele County 50 MW Otter Tail Power Co Wilton Wind Ii Llc Wilton Burleigh County 50 MW Wilton Wind Ii Llc Fpl Energy Oliver Wind Ii Llc Center Oliver County 48 MW Fpl Energy Oliver County Wind Ii Llc Ashtabula Wind Energy Center Luverne Barnes County 48 MW Otter Tail Power Co Langdon Wind Ii Llc Osnabrock Cavalier County 41 MW Fpl Energy Langdon Wind Llc Langdon Wind Energy Center Langdon Cavalier County 41 MW Otter Tail Power Co Cedar Hills Wind Farm Rhame Bowman County 20 MW Montana-Dakota Utilities Co Velva Windfarm Llc Velva Mchenry County 12 MW Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc Minot Wind Project Minot Ward County 5 MW Basin Electric Power Coop Garrison Butte Wind, Llc Hazen Mercer County — Nextera Energy Garrison Butte Wind, Llc Badger Wind, Llc Northwest Mcintosh Mcintosh County — Badger Wind , Llc Discovery Wind, Llc Mclean Mclean County — Discovery Wind, Llc Bowman Wind Bowman Bowman County — Bowman Wind, Llc