Wind power in North Dakota

North Dakota is a leading U.S. state in wind power generation. Data from 2017 indicates that the state generates 26.8% of its electricity from wind, enough to power over one million homes.[1]

Wind resource map of North Dakota

In the end of 2017, 2996 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity had been installed for wind power in North Dakota.[1] Additional capacity had been limited by transmission line constraints until the completion of a transmission line from Fargo to central Minnesota in 2015.[2] Additional wind farms have been planned for the state once again,[3] which led to a capacity of 3628 MW by 2019.[4]

Very favorable wind conditions in the state enable wind farms to achieve capacity factors in excess of 40 percent. The Thunder Spirit wind farm, completed in 2015, is expected to have a capacity factor greater than 45 percent.[5][6]

List of wind farms in North Dakota
Ashtabula
Langdon
Luverne
Rugby
Prairie Winds
Baldwin
Oliver
Courtenay
Thunder Spirit
Brady
New Frontier
Lindahl
Sunflower
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Wind power projects in North Dakota
  Operating
  Under construction
  Planned

The following is a partial list of North Dakota wind farms.

NameSize (MW)LocationStatus
Ashtabula Wind Farm19646°39′N 98°0′W
Baldwin Wind Farm10247°03′N 100°30′W
Bison Wind Energy Center[7]49747°10′N 101°17′W2015
Brady Wind Farm (i & ii)[8]29946°42′N 102°46′W2016
Courtenay Wind Farm[9]20046°54′N 98°47′W2016
Langdon Wind Energy Center15946°6′N 98°31′W
Lindahl Wind Farm[10]15048°24′N 102°56′W 2017[11]
Luverne Wind Farm169.547°25′N 98°6′W
New Frontier Wind[12]9948°4′N 100°48′W2019
Oliver Wind Energy Center98.647°09′N 101°20′W
Prairie Winds Wind Farm122.648°14′N 101°17′W
Rugby Wind Farm149.148°22′N 100°00′W
Sunflower Wind Farm[8]10946°50′N 102°04′W2016
Tatanka Wind Farm91.5*45°56′N 98°58′W
Thunder Spirit[13][5]10546°19′N 102°31′W
* In North Dakota

Wind generation
North Dakota leads per capita generation from wind.
North Dakota Wind Generation in 2017

See also

References
  1. "North Dakota Wind Energy". U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "CapX Quarterly, Feb. 2014" (PDF). CapX2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  4. Wind Energy in North Dakota
  5. Nordex to supply 43, 2.5 MW turbines for Thunder Spirit project in North Dakota
  6. Montana-Dakota Utilities Acquires Thunder Spirit Wind Farm
  7. Bison Wind Energy Center
  8. 2016 AWEA Fourth Quarter Market Report Public Version
  9. "FERC Electric Infrastructure Update". Electric Light and Power. PennWell Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  10. "Wind farm approved for Tioga". WDAY. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  11. "Enel's Lindahl Wind Farm Kicks Off Operations In North Dakota". nawindpower.com. Zackin Publications, Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  12. "New Frontier Wind Comes Online in North Dakota". North American Windpower. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. Nordex wind turbines ordered for North Dakota project
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