🌬 Wind Power Plants in Wisconsin
Wisconsin operates 17 wind power plants totaling 823 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.7M 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%.
Plants17operating
Capacity823 MWnameplate
Generation1.7M MWhannual
All Wisconsin wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Hills | Cambria | Columbia County | 162 MW | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project | Fond Du Lac | Fond Du Lac County | 145 MW | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Forward Wind Energy Center | Brownsville | Dodge County | 129 MW | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| Quilt Block Wind Farm Llc | Darlington | Lafayette County | 98 MW | Quilt Block Wind Farm Llc |
| Red Barn Energy | Montfort | Grant County | 92 MW | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| Cedar Ridge | Eden | Fond Du Lac County | 68 MW | Wisconsin Power & Light Co |
| Butler Ridge | Mayville | Dodge County | 54 MW | Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center |
| Montfort Wind Energy Center | Montfort | Iowa County | 30 MW | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Shirley Wind | Denmark | Brown County | 20 MW | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| Wind Turbine | Casco | Kewaunee County | 11 MW | Madison Gas & Electric Co |
| Galactic Wind | Waunakee | Dane County | 10 MW | Galactic Wind |
| Cashton Greens Wind Farm | Cashton | Monroe County | 5 MW | Cashton Greens Wind Farm Llc |
| Lincoln Turbines | Algoma | Kewaunee County | — | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| Glenmore Turbines | De Pere | Brown County | — | Wisconsin Public Service Corp |
| Byron | Fond Du Lac | Fond Du Lac County | — | Wisconsin Electric Power Co |
| Tisch Mills Wind | Tisch Mills | Manitowoc County | — | Capital Power Corporation |
| Whitetail Wind Farm | Montford | Grant County | — | Invenergy Services Llc |