Fenton wind farm at sunrise

At the end of 2016, the installed capacity for wind power in Minnesota was 3,500 megawatts (MW). Wind power generated nearly 18 percent of Minnesota’s electricity in 2016, ranking sixth in the nation for wind energy as a share of total electricity generation.[1] [2]

Large wind farms in Minnesota include the Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm (225 MW), the Fenton Wind Farm (205.5 MW), the Nobles Wind Farm (201 MW), the Odell Wind Farm (200 MW) and the Bent Tree Wind Farm (201 MW).[3][4][5][6] [7]

Transmission Grid Improvements

Minnesota Electricity Generation Sources in 2016

The CapX2020 project (capacity expansion 2020) is developing the transmission grid infrastructure to improve capacity, reliability, and support further wind power development. The project is mostly in Minnesota but reaches into North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin as well. One phase of the project, a line from Monticello to St. Cloud was completed in 2011. Other lines will run from near Brookings, South Dakota to Hampton, Minnesota, from Fargo, North Dakota to St. Cloud, and from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Hampton. The project involves constructing about 590 miles of 345 kV transmission line and 68 miles of 238 kV transmission line. CapX2020 is expected to be completed around 2015.[8][9] in

Minnesota has a renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2025.[10]

Statistics

Wind power in Minnesota
Year Capacity
(MW)[11]

[12][13] [14][15]

 Generation
(GWh)[16][17][18]		 Generation
(% of total)
1999273.4
2000291.27251.4%
2001319.88841.8%
2002337.79051.7%
2003558.39791.8%
2004600.18141.6%
2005745.41,5823%
2006895.92,0553.9%
20071,299.82,6384.8%
20081,752.84,3548%
20091,8105,0539.6%
20102,205.44,7918.9%
20112,7186,72512.7%
20122,9878,17614.6%
20132,9878,25816.1%
20143,0359,69017%
20153,2359,78117.2%
20163,5269,93417.7%
20173,69911,136
20183,77910,712
20193,84311,04019%
20204,29911,83221.6%
20214,59112,942
202214,275
Minnesota Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001884867367916364564955919792
20029059810358958377345874617688
2003979799210386785464478482110100
2004814616481688253385067748492
20051,58211011213314616412310878138126199145
20062,05519917519419920211612498133193183239
20072,638284199276247268167128100230236267236
20084,354385313326427397251223246349397453587
20095,053504509556560493299269317258418411459
20104,791440274449482440294268329344432505534
20116,725465691543642712479290272359732807733
20128,176869634748819798623407433533854796662
20138,258903691737800784555508372606694930678
20149,6901,0999109611,0047636206212956418571,075844
20159,7819508679489829035044465936719061,103908
20169,9348459128701,1006706475104238029209581,277
201711,1369531,1251,1371,0219377385014247921,1631,1541,191
201810,7121,1559871,067957755884596610885945936935
201910,9651,0138371,0638839617046235669801,2581,102975
202011,8329101,1751,1681,0289039736598719389581,1321,117
202112,9421,0169471,3021,2531,0718907088601,0201,0801,3461,449
202214,2751,4391,3491,3991,3931,1409538057729331,2271,4511,414
20234,0141,2051,4731,336
Source:[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Department of Commerce". State Energy Office. 2017-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Wind Energy" (PDF). American Wind Energy Association. 2016.
  3. ↑ Province dedicates Canada's largest solar PV project
  4. ↑ enXco and Xcel Energy Announce Operation of Nobles Wind Project
  5. ↑ Bent Tree Wind Farm up and running
  6. ↑ Odell Wind Farm
  7. ↑ "21% of Minnesota's electricity came from renewables in 2015" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Commerce, State Energy Office. 2016-04-02.
  8. ↑ CapX2020 powered up
  9. ↑ CapX2020 FAQ
  10. ↑ "Geronimo Sells Black Oak Getty Wind Farm To Sempra U.S. Gas & Power". North American Windpower. Zankin Publications, Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  11. ↑ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2015-06-30). "Installed Wind Capacity By State". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  12. ↑ "Installed Wind Capacity". Minnesota Department of Commerce. 2017-05-18.
  13. ↑ WINDExchange U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
  14. ↑ "MRETS Generators". Midwest Energy Tracking System. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  15. ↑ "Market Report 2021". American Clean Power Association. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "1990-2015, Net Generation by State by Type of Producer by Energy Source (EIA-906, EIA-920, and EIA-923)". U.S. Energy Information Administration. October 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  17. ↑ Wind Energy in Minnesota
  18. 1 2 "U.S. EIA, Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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