Wind resource map of North Dakota

North Dakota is a leading U.S. state in wind power generation. The state generated 26.8% of its electricity from wind during year 2017, enough to power over one million homes.[1]

2,996 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity had been installed for wind power in North Dakota at the end of 2017.[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] Capacity further reached 3,628 MW in 2019.[3]

Very favorable wind conditions in the state enable wind farms to achieve capacity factors in excess of 40 percent. The 105 MW Thunder Spirit wind farm, completed in 2015, was expected to have a capacity factor greater than 45 percent.[4][5]

Wind farms in North Dakota

North Dakota led per-capita generation from wind in 2017.
Wind power in North Dakota is located in North Dakota
Ashtabula
Ashtabula
Langdon
Langdon
Luverne
Luverne
Tatanka
Rugby
Rugby
Prairie Winds
Prairie Winds
Baldwin
Baldwin
Oliver
Oliver
Bison
Courtenay
Courtenay
Thunder Spirit
Thunder Spirit
Brady
Brady
New Frontier
New Frontier
Lindahl
Lindahl
Sunflower
Sunflower
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Wind power projects in North Dakota
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  Planned

North Dakota hosts a growing number of utility-scale wind farms in all regions of the state (view map at left). The largest is the 497 MW Bison Wind Energy Center completed in year 2015.[6] The state had the highest per-capita wind generation in the nation in 2017 according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (see figure at right).

Statistics

North Dakota Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200358100110011131921
2004215172022182013121417222020
2005221151519242116151316222223
2006370283232323627242326343145
2007621633956445745403954506173
20081,69358496497144119109159173227201293
20092,996296245283268265161179178259255338269
20104,096323203303359427280257341421400400382
20115,236436523435444525381272297360475541547
20125,275579390541561481399271310399558410376
20135,519597394425518536393312273426497589559
20146,203743619554575499421374282462635664375
20156,507665475702658573340404385500702583520
20168,1735615497238116356405065226767318001,019
201711,3609149281,0801,0339988916795508871,1901,0451,165
201810,7321,1251,0349191,0507647636386389021,0328471,020
201911,2139867921,0909839007556427759691,2799911,051
202013,6351,0461,1861,1991,1841,1191,0748508741,2131,2281,3691,293
202114,5431,1881,0571,4341,2661,2508878961,0401,2011,3741,4851,465
202216,5681,6101,5171,6841,7101,4441,1309369741,1951,3681,6191,381
20234,2421,2041,5561,482

Source:[9]

Seasonal generation

North Dakota wind generation is strong year-round, and tends to be strongest during the spring and fall.

North Dakota Monthly Wind Generation in 2017

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Wind Energy in North Dakota". energy.gov.
  4. ↑ Nordex to supply 43, 2.5 MW turbines for Thunder Spirit project in North Dakota
  5. ↑ Montana-Dakota Utilities Acquires Thunder Spirit Wind Farm
  6. ↑ Bison Wind Energy Center
  7. ↑ WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
  8. ↑ "Market Report 2021". American Clean Power Association. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. 1 2 EIA (January 23, 2013). "Electric Power Monthly". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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