How many wind farms are planned in Minnesota?

Developers have proposed 24 wind farms in Minnesota with 4.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned wind farm in Minnesota?

Big Stone South - Alexandria 345kV in Big Stone County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 300 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.

Who is developing wind farms in Minnesota?

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.

Planned wind farms in Minnesota

Developers have proposed 24 wind farms in Minnesota with 4.6 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating wind farms in Minnesota

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned wind farms in Minnesota are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned wind farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned wind farms in Minnesota

Planned, by capacity

#	Wind farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Big Stone South - Alexandria 345kV	Big Stone County	2028	300 MW
2	Big Stone South - Alexandira 345kV	Big Stone County	2028	300 MW
3	Big Stone South - Deuel County 345.0kV	Lac qui Parle County	2030	300 MW
4	Other_	Lyon County	2028	250 MW
5	Mud Lake - Benton County (GRE) 230kV	Benton County	2028	249 MW
6	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Murray County	2028	230 MW
7	Dodge County Wind	Dodge County	2027	228 MW
8	Plum Creek	Cottonwood County	2028	200 MW
9	Lyon County - Cedar Mountain 345kV	Cottonwood County	2027	200 MW
10	Lyon County - Cedar Mountain 345kV	Murray County	2027	200 MW

Planned wind farms expected online soonest in Minnesota

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Wind farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Lyon County - Cedar Mountain 345kV	Cottonwood County	2027	200 MW
2	Lyon County - Cedar Mountain 345kV	Murray County	2027	200 MW
3	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Murray County	2027	200 MW
4	Dodge County Wind	Dodge County	2027	228 MW
5	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Murray County	2028	230 MW
6	Other_	Lyon County	2028	250 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 Minnesota

How many wind farms are planned in Minnesota?: Developers have proposed 24 wind farms in Minnesota with 4.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned wind farm in Minnesota?: Big Stone South - Alexandria 345kV in Big Stone County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 300 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
Who is developing wind farms in Minnesota?: 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.