Wind power in Wisconsin

Wind power in Wisconsin contributes to the state's renewable portfolio standard established in 1998.[1] There are several wind turbine installations and wind farms in the state, which as of 2013 produced 648MW.[2][3] Regulations regarding the siting of wind turbines substantially hinder the development of wind farms in the state.[4][5][6]

A 98 MW wind farm, the Quilt Block Wind Farm, was under construction in southwest Wisconsin as of February 2017.[7]

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[8]
Lincoln Turbines Kewaunee 1990 9.2 14 Vestas V47 600 kW [9]
Rosiere Wind Farm Kewaunee 1999 11.2 Vestas V47 600 kW Madison Gas and Electric[10]
Byron Fond du Lac 1999 1.3 Vestas V47, 600 kW
Montfort Wind Farm Iowa 30.0 Enron (GE) 1.5 [11]
Cedar Ridge Wind Farm Fond du Lac 2008 68.0 Vestas V82, 1.65 [12]
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 54.0 86 GE Wind Energy (GE) 1.5 NextEra Energy Resources[13][14]
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[15]
Duke Energy[16] declared a health hazard in 2014[17][18]
Glacier Hills Wind Columbia 2011 162.0 90 Vestas V90, 1.8 We Energies[19][20]
Cashton Greens Wind Monroe 2012 5.0 2 Cashton community[21]
Epic's Galactic Wind Dane 2012 9.9 Vestas V82 1.65

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Renewable Energy in Wisconsin" (PDF). Acore. October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Scott W. White. "Wisconsin Wind Energy Projects". kansasenergy.org.
  4. ↑ "Wisconsin Legislature: 66.0401". wisconsin.gov.
  5. ↑ Thomas Content. "Legislature lets wind turbine placement rules stand". jsonline.com.
  6. ↑ Thomas Content. "Walker bill puts $500 million in wind turbine investment at risk". jsonline.com.
  7. ↑ "Dairyland Signs Iowa Wind PPA With Avangrid". North American Windpower. Zackin Publications Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ↑ http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/28589.pdf
  9. ↑ "Lincoln Wind Energy Facility". wisconsinpublicservice.com.
  10. ↑ http://wiwindinfo.net/projects/rosiere.html
  11. ↑ "Montfort Wind Farm". wiwindinfo.net.
  12. ↑ "Cedar Ridge". wiwindinfo.net.
  13. ↑ http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/content/where/portfolio/pdf/ButlerRidge.pdf
  14. ↑ http://wiwindinfo.net/projects/butlerridge.html
  15. ↑ Thomas Content. "State's tallest wind turbines to begin operating near Green Bay". jsonline.com.
  16. ↑ "Shirley Windpower -Duke Energy". duke-energy.com.
  17. ↑ publisher. "Duke Energy's Shirley Wind Turbines Declared "Human Health Hazard"". bccrwe.com.
  18. ↑ Deandra Corinthios. "Brown County Wind Turbine Battle". NBC26.
  19. ↑ https://www.we-energies.com/home/glacierhills_windpark.pdf
  20. ↑ http://wiwindinfo.net/projects/glacier.html
  21. ↑ "cashton". cashton.
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