Wind power in Minnesota

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "U.S. EIA, Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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