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Wind farms in North Carolina

North Carolina has 2 operating wind farms with 0.4 GW of capacity.

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Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest wind farms in North Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#Wind farmYear onlineCapacity
1Desert Wind Farm, LLC2016208 MW
2Timbermill Wind, LLC2024189 MW

Wind farms that came online most recently in North Carolina

Newest first

#Wind farmYear onlineCapacity
1Timbermill Wind, LLC2024189 MW
2Desert Wind Farm, LLC2016208 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 North Carolina

How many wind farms are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 2 operating utility-scale wind farms with 0.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest wind farm in North Carolina?
Desert Wind Farm, LLC in Perquimans County, North Carolina is the largest, at 208 MW. It came online in 2016.
How many wind farms were built in North Carolina in 2025?
0 wind farms came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing wind farms in North Carolina?
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.

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