Existing Wisconsin Wind Farms
Commercial Wind Energy Installations in Wisconsin 1998-2011
Table of Commercial Wind Projects in Wisconsin
(as of December 2011)
Download a Word Version of Wisconsin projects
Prepared by: RENEW Wisconsin , 222 S. Hamilton St. Madison, WI 53703. www.renewwisconsin.org 608.255.4044 Prepared December 2010
# |
County |
Owner/Project Name |
Utility Purchaser |
Start Date |
No. of Turbines |
MW |
1 |
Columbia |
We Energies "Glacier Hills" |
We Energies |
12/11 |
90 |
162 |
1 |
Brown |
CHEC/Emerging Energies " Shirley Wind" |
WPS† |
2/11 |
8 |
20 |
2 |
Dodge |
NextEra Energy* "Butler Ridge" |
WPPI |
01/09 |
36 |
54 |
3 |
Fond du Lac |
WI Power & Light "Cedar Ridge" |
WP&L |
12/08 |
41 |
68 |
4 |
Fond du Lac |
We Energies |
We Energies |
05/08 |
88 |
145 |
5 |
Dodge/Fond du Lac |
Invenergy "Forward" |
MGE, WPPI, WPL, WPS |
05/08 |
86 |
129 |
6 |
Iowa |
Next Era Resources |
WE, WPL |
2001 |
20 |
30 |
7 |
Kewaunee |
Madison Gas & Electric |
MGE |
1999 |
17 |
11.2 |
8 |
Kewaunee |
WI Public Service |
WPS |
1999 |
14 |
9.2 |
9 |
Fond du Lac |
We Energies "Byron" |
We Energies |
1999 |
2 |
1.3 |
10 |
Brown |
WI Public Service "Glenmore" |
WPS |
1998 |
2 |
1.2 |
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|
404 |
631 |
† Wisconsin Public Service resells the renewable energy credits associated with the project’s output to the State of Wisconsin.
* Butler Ridge project was built by Babcock and Brown’s US wind division. NextEra Energy acquired Butler Ridge in 2009.
Wisconsin Windpower Capacity by Township and County
December 2011
Township
County
No. of Turbines
Rated capacity (in MW)
Glenmore
Brown
10
21.2
Randoph
Columbia
54
97.2
Scott
Columbia
36
64.8
Herman
Dodge
36
54
Leroy
Dodge
37
55.5
Lomira
Dodge
12
18
Byron
Fond du Lac
22
32.3
Calumet
Fond du Lac
44
72.6
Eden
Fond du Lac
23
37.9
Empire
Fond du Lac
18
29.7
Marshfield
Fond du Lac
44
72.6
Oakfield
Fond du Lac
17
25.5
Eden
Iowa
20
30
Lincoln
Kewaunee
22
14.5
Red River
Kewaunee
9
5.9
County
No. of Turbines
Rated capacity (in MW)
Brown
10
21.2
Columbia
90
162
Dodge
85
127.5
Fond du Lac
168
270.6
Iowa
20
30.0
Kewaunee
31
20.4
Total
404
631
Source: RENEW Wisconsin