How many wind farms are in Idaho?

Idaho has 33 operating utility-scale wind farms with 1.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest wind farm in Idaho?

Cedar Creek Wind, LLC in Bingham County, Idaho is the largest, at 160 MW. It came online in 2024.

How many wind farms were built in Idaho in 2025?

0 wind farms came online in Idaho in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing wind farms in Idaho?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Wind farms in Idaho

Idaho has 33 operating wind farms with 1.1 GW of capacity.

Operating33

See planned wind farms in Idaho

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Idaho had 32 wind farms online in 2016 and 33 in 2026

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Wind farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest wind farms in Idaho

Operating, by capacity

#	Wind farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Cedar Creek Wind, LLC	Bingham County	2024	160 MW
2	Goshen Phase II	Bonneville County	2010	125 MW
3	Meadow Creek Project Company	Bonneville County	2012	120 MW
4	Rockland Wind Farm	Power County	2011	79 MW
5	Wolverine Creek	Bonneville County	2006	65 MW
6	Horse Butte Wind I, LLC	Bonneville County	2012	58 MW
7	High Mesa	Twin Falls County	2012	40 MW
8	Ryegrass Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
9	Hammett Hill Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
10	Mainline Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW

Wind farms that came online most recently in Idaho

Newest first

#	Wind farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Cedar Creek Wind, LLC	Bingham County	2024	160 MW
2	Meadow Creek Project Company	Bonneville County	2012	120 MW
3	High Mesa	Twin Falls County	2012	40 MW
4	Ryegrass Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
5	Hammett Hill Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
6	Mainline Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
7	Desert Meadow Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
8	Cold Springs Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
9	Two Ponds Windfarm	Elmore County	2012	23 MW
10	Horse Butte Wind I, LLC	Bonneville County	2012	58 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks wind farms

Operating wind farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about wind farms in Idaho

How many wind farms are in Idaho?: Idaho has 33 operating utility-scale wind farms with 1.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest wind farm in Idaho?: Cedar Creek Wind, LLC in Bingham County, Idaho is the largest, at 160 MW. It came online in 2024.
How many wind farms were built in Idaho in 2025?: 0 wind farms came online in Idaho in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing wind farms in Idaho?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.