Wind power in Minnesota

Electricity from wind in one U.S. state

Minnesota electricity production by type Fenton wind farm at sunrise

As of 2023, the installed capacity for wind power in Minnesota was more than 4500 megawatts (MW).[1] Wind power generated 25 percent of Minnesota’s electricity in 2023, ranking among the top ten states in the United States for wind energy as a share of total electricity generation.[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

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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 (400 Mega volt amperes) requiring 25% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2025.[10]

## Statistics

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Minnesota wind power Wind power in Minnesota

Year  | Capacity
(MW)[11]

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

| Generation
(GWh)[16][17][18] | Generation
(% of total)
1999 | 273.4 |  |
2000 | 291.2 | 725 | 1.4%
2001 | 319.8 | 884 | 1.8%
2002 | 337.7 | 905 | 1.7%
2003 | 558.3 | 979 | 1.8%
2004 | 600.1 | 814 | 1.6%
2005 | 745.4 | 1,582 | 3%
2006 | 895.9 | 2,055 | 3.9%
2007 | 1,299.8 | 2,638 | 4.8%
2008 | 1,752.8 | 4,354 | 8%
2009 | 1,810 | 5,053 | 9.6%
2010 | 2,205.4 | 4,791 | 8.9%
2011 | 2,718 | 6,725 | 12.7%
2012 | 2,987 | 8,176 | 14.6%
2013 | 2,987 | 8,258 | 16.1%
2014 | 3,035 | 9,690 | 17%
2015 | 3,235 | 9,781 | 17.2%
2016 | 3,526 | 9,934 | 17.7%
2017 | 3,699 | 11,136 |
2018 | 3,779 | 10,712 |
2019 | 3,843 | 11,040 | 19%
2020 | 4,299 | 11,832 | 21.6%
2021 | 4,591 | 12,942 |
2022 |  | 14,275 |

Minnesota Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)

Year  | Total  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec
2001 | 884 | 86 | 73 | 67 | 91 | 63 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 55 | 91 | 97 | 92
2002 | 905 | 98 | 103 | 58 | 95 | 83 | 77 | 34 | 58 | 74 | 61 | 76 | 88
2003 | 979 | 79 | 92 | 103 | 86 | 78 | 54 | 64 | 47 | 84 | 82 | 110 | 100
2004 | 814 | 61 | 64 | 81 | 68 | 82 | 53 | 38 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 92
2005 | 1,582 | 110 | 112 | 133 | 146 | 164 | 123 | 108 | 78 | 138 | 126 | 199 | 145
2006 | 2,055 | 199 | 175 | 194 | 199 | 202 | 116 | 124 | 98 | 133 | 193 | 183 | 239
2007 | 2,638 | 284 | 199 | 276 | 247 | 268 | 167 | 128 | 100 | 230 | 236 | 267 | 236
2008 | 4,354 | 385 | 313 | 326 | 427 | 397 | 251 | 223 | 246 | 349 | 397 | 453 | 587
2009 | 5,053 | 504 | 509 | 556 | 560 | 493 | 299 | 269 | 317 | 258 | 418 | 411 | 459
2010 | 4,791 | 440 | 274 | 449 | 482 | 440 | 294 | 268 | 329 | 344 | 432 | 505 | 534
2011 | 6,725 | 465 | 691 | 543 | 642 | 712 | 479 | 290 | 272 | 359 | 732 | 807 | 733
2012 | 8,176 | 869 | 634 | 748 | 819 | 798 | 623 | 407 | 433 | 533 | 854 | 796 | 662
2013 | 8,258 | 903 | 691 | 737 | 800 | 784 | 555 | 508 | 372 | 606 | 694 | 930 | 678
2014 | 9,690 | 1,099 | 910 | 961 | 1,004 | 763 | 620 | 621 | 295 | 641 | 857 | 1,075 | 844
2015 | 9,781 | 950 | 867 | 948 | 982 | 903 | 504 | 446 | 593 | 671 | 906 | 1,103 | 908
2016 | 9,934 | 845 | 912 | 870 | 1,100 | 670 | 647 | 510 | 423 | 802 | 920 | 958 | 1,277
2017 | 11,136 | 953 | 1,125 | 1,137 | 1,021 | 937 | 738 | 501 | 424 | 792 | 1,163 | 1,154 | 1,191
2018 | 10,712 | 1,155 | 987 | 1,067 | 957 | 755 | 884 | 596 | 610 | 885 | 945 | 936 | 935
2019 | 10,965 | 1,013 | 837 | 1,063 | 883 | 961 | 704 | 623 | 566 | 980 | 1,258 | 1,102 | 975
2020 | 11,832 | 910 | 1,175 | 1,168 | 1,028 | 903 | 973 | 659 | 871 | 938 | 958 | 1,132 | 1,117
2021 | 12,942 | 1,016 | 947 | 1,302 | 1,253 | 1,071 | 890 | 708 | 860 | 1,020 | 1,080 | 1,346 | 1,449
2022 | 14,275 | 1,439 | 1,349 | 1,399 | 1,393 | 1,140 | 953 | 805 | 772 | 933 | 1,227 | 1,451 | 1,414
2023 | 4,014 | 1,205 | 1,473 | 1,336 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Source:[18]

## See also

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* Solar power in Minnesota
* Wind power in the United States
* Renewable energy in the United States

## References

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1. ^ Energy & Utilities. "Wind Energy Data & Info". Commerce Department. State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administration (19 September 2024). "Minnesota State Profile and Energy Estimates". EIA.gov. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024.
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. ^ a b "U.S. EIA, Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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