Other Information:
Map of Large Wind Installations in Wisconsin
Table of Commercial Wind Projects in WI
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For profiles of Wisconsin's wind projects, information on wind siting, wind related studies and tracked payments to local govenments, go to:
RENEW's Wind Resource Website
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Latest Wind Energy News -
North American Windpower
Windpower Monthly
Large Wind in Wisconsin
2010 Net Production by Wind Generation Installations Owned by Wisconsin Utilities* (Wisconsin Wind Farm Productivity Comparable to Iowa’s)
Utility |
Wind Project |
State |
Capacity
|
Output
|
Capacity factor |
WI Public Service Corp. |
Crane Creek |
IA |
99 |
271,539 |
0.3131 |
WI Power & Light |
Cedar Ridge |
WI |
67.65 |
178,005 |
0.3004 |
Madison Gas & Electric |
Top of Iowa 3 |
IA |
29.7 |
70,415 |
0.2706 |
WI Electric Power Co. |
Blue Sky Green Field |
WI |
145.2 |
326,880 |
0.2570 |
*All of the wind projects listed contribute to the utilities’ required supply of renewable energy a specified under 2005 Act 141.
Economic Impacts of Utility-Owned Wind Energy Projects
Wisconsin Projects
|
Name/
County/
In-service date |
Megawatts/
Wind Turbines |
Utility |
Total Investment |
WI-based construction craft labor (in hours)* |
Annual revenue to WI landowners/ local govts. |
|
Blue Sky Green Field
Fond du Lac
May 2008 |
145/88 |
We Energies |
$305 million |
116,600 |
$1,020,000 |
|
Cedar Ridge
Fond du Lac
Dec. 2008 |
68/41 |
Alliant-WP&L |
$179 million |
54,325 |
$ 477,000 |
|
Glacier Hills Columbia
Dec. 2011 |
162/90 |
We Energies |
~$360 million |
119,250 |
$1,188,000 |
|
|
375/219 |
|
~$844 million |
290,175 |
$2,685,000 |
Out of State Projects
|
Name/
State/
In-service date |
Megawatts/
Wind Turbines |
Utility |
Total Investment |
WI-based construction craft labor (in hours) |
Annual revenue to WI landowners/ local govts. |
|
Top of Iowa 3
Iowa
Feb 2008) |
30/18 |
MGE |
$59 million |
0 |
0 |
|
Crane Creek
Iowa
Dec. 2009 |
99/66 |
WPS |
$251 million |
0 |
0 |
|
Bent Tree
Minnesota
Jan. 2011 |
201/122 |
Alliant-WPL |
~$475 million |
0 |
0 |
|
|
330/206 |
|
~$785 million |
0 |
0 |
