Wind power in Wisconsin
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
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Wisconsin land based wind speed at 100 meters
Wind power in Wisconsin started in 1990 with the installation of the Lincoln Turbines wind farm, and contributes to the state's renewable portfolio standard established in 1998.[1] In 2016, Wisconsin had a wind generating capacity of 648 megawatts (MW),[2][3][4] responsible for generating 2.4% of its electricity.[4] In 2019, this increased to a capacity of 737 MW, and a 2.63% of generation.
Regulations regarding the siting of wind turbines substantially hinder the development of wind farms in the state.[5][6][7]
A 98 MW wind farm, the Quilt Block Wind Farm, was under construction in southwest Wisconsin as of February 2017.[8][needs update]
Statistics
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Megawatts of Installed Generating Capacity[9] |
Wisconsin Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh) | |||||||||||||
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Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2001 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
2002 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
2003 | 97 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
2004 | 105 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
2005 | 92 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
2006 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
2007 | 109 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
2008 | 486 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 30 | 45 | 85 | 86 | 137 |
2009 | 1,052 | 98 | 117 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 60 | 52 | 69 | 35 | 80 | 94 | 94 |
2010 | 1,087 | 114 | 61 | 86 | 136 | 89 | 57 | 59 | 65 | 90 | 94 | 128 | 108 |
2011 | 1,188 | 83 | 131 | 96 | 124 | 128 | 83 | 56 | 44 | 76 | 105 | 134 | 128 |
2012 | 1,556 | 194 | 122 | 173 | 144 | 133 | 117 | 66 | 76 | 104 | 152 | 138 | 137 |
2013 | 1,558 | 196 | 148 | 132 | 187 | 136 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 99 | 127 | 192 | 136 |
2014 | 1,619 | 213 | 161 | 164 | 182 | 119 | 101 | 90 | 55 | 91 | 151 | 171 | 121 |
2015 | 1,591 | 142 | 129 | 149 | 150 | 152 | 72 | 76 | 94 | 94 | 160 | 198 | 175 |
2016 | 1,515 | 143 | 159 | 127 | 151 | 123 | 92 | 83 | 57 | 111 | 122 | 147 | 200 |
2017 | 1,640 | 147 | 156 | 164 | 160 | 136 | 115 | 58 | 52 | 69 | 185 | 200 | 198 |
2018 | 1,638 | 218 | 162 | 183 | 145 | 123 | 94 | 76 | 79 | 93 | 159 | 148 | 158 |
2019 | 1,877 | 196 | 169 | 192 | 210 | 149 | 129 | 90 | 76 | 118 | 175 | 162 | 211 |
2020 | 1,764 | 155 | 182 | 173 | 159 | 149 | 110 | 74 | 78 | 142 | 169 | 215 | 158 |
2021 | 1,615 | 117 | 146 | 207 | 147 | 136 | 103 | 72 | 74 | 125 | 119 | 186 | 183 |
Source:[10]
Installations
Site | County | Coordinates | Opened/Operated | Size (MW) | Turbines: Number, Type, and Model | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenmore | Brown | 44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.356944°N 87.9475°W / 44.356944; -87.9475 | 1998-2012 | 1.2 | 1 Tacke 600e | test project[11] |
Lincoln Turbines | Kewaunee | 1990-2018 | 9.2 | 14 Vestas V47 600 kW | [12] | |
Rosiere Wind Farm | Kewaunee | 1999-2018 | 11.2 | Vestas V47 600 kW | Madison Gas and Electric[13] | |
Byron | Fond du Lac | 1999-2019 | 1.3 | Vestas V47, 600 kW | ||
Montfort Wind Farm | Iowa | 2001 | 30.0 | Enron (GE) 1.5 | We Energies[14] | |
Cedar Ridge Wind Farm | Fond du Lac | 2008 | 68.0 | Vestas V82, 1.65 | [15] | |
Blue Sky Green Field | Fond du Lac | 43°54′44″N 88°16′25″W / 43.912222°N 88.273611°W / 43.912222; -88.273611 | 2008 | 145.2 | Vestas V82, 1.65 | We Energies |
Butler Ridge | Dodge | 2009 | 54.0 | 36 GE Wind Energy (GE) 1.5 XLE | NextEra Energy Resources[16][17] | |
Forward Wind | Dodge & Fond du Lac | 43°37′01″N 88°29′28″W / 43.616944°N 88.491111°W / 43.616944; -88.491111 | 2008 | 129.0 | GE sle 1.5 | Invenergy |
Shirley Wind | Brown | 44°21′25″N 87°56′51″W / 44.356944°N 87.9475°W / 44.356944; -87.9475 | 2011 | 20.0 | 8 Nordex 2.5[18] | Duke Energy[19] declared a health hazard in 2014[20][21] |
Glacier Hills Wind | Columbia | 2011 | 162.0 | 90 Vestas V90, 1.8 | We Energies[22][23] | |
Cashton Greens Wind | Monroe | 2012 | 5.0 | 2 | Cashton community[24] | |
Epic's Galactic Wind | Dane | 2012 | 9.9 | Vestas V82 1.65 | ||
Quilt Block Wind | Lafayette | Darlington | 2017 | 98 | 49 Vestas 2.0 | Dairyland Power Cooperative[25][26] |
See also
References
- ^ "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Renewable Energy in Wisconsin" (PDF). Acore. October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Scott W. White. "Wisconsin Wind Energy Projects". kansasenergy.org.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislature: 66.0401". wisconsin.gov.
- ^ Thomas Content. "Legislature lets wind turbine placement rules stand". jsonline.com.
- ^ Thomas Content. "Walker bill puts $500 million in wind turbine investment at risk". jsonline.com.
- ^ "Dairyland Signs Iowa Wind PPA With Avangrid". North American Windpower. Zackin Publications Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation". windexchange.energy.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lincoln Wind Energy Facility". wisconsinpublicservice.com.
- ^ "ÑDz©¹ú¼Ê£¬µÚÒ»ÐÅÓþƽ̨". Wiwindinfo.net. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Montfort Wind Farm". wiwindinfo.net.
- ^ "Cedar Ridge". wiwindinfo.net.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ÑDz©¹ú¼Ê£¬µÚÒ»ÐÅÓþƽ̨". Wiwindinfo.net. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ Thomas Content. "State's tallest wind turbines to begin operating near Green Bay". jsonline.com.
- ^ "Shirley Windpower -Duke Energy". duke-energy.com.
- ^ publisher. "Duke Energy's Shirley Wind Turbines Declared "Human Health Hazard"". bccrwe.com.
- ^ Deandra Corinthios. "Brown County Wind Turbine Battle". NBC26.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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- ^ "cashton".
- ^ "EDPR, Dairyland Celebrate Opening Of Wisconsin Wind Farm".
- ^ "Quilt Block Wind Farm in Darlington, WI".
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