85th largest plant in Wisconsin · 4596th nationally
Shirley Wind is a wind power plant in Wisconsin with a nameplate capacity of 20.0 MW. It generates roughly 53.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,094 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 31% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Shirley Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| City | Denmark |
| County | Brown County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| ZIP | 54208 |
| Coordinates | 44.34810, -87.92780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 20.0 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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%.