How many wind farms are planned in North Dakota?

Developers have proposed 15 wind farms in North Dakota with 2.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned wind farm in North Dakota?

Ellendale in Dickey County, North Dakota is the largest planned, at 300 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.

Who is developing wind farms in North Dakota?

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 North Dakota

Developers have proposed 15 wind farms in North Dakota with 2.6 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned wind farms in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

Planned, by capacity

#	Wind farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Ellendale	Dickey County	2028	300 MW
2	Williams Wind	Williams County	2028	255 MW
3	Wishek Junction 230 kV Substation	McIntosh County	2023	250 MW
4	New Salem Wind II	Morton County	2028	226 MW
5	Mercer Wind	Mercer County	2031	212 MW
6	Red Butte Wind	Morton County	2027	202 MW
7	Oliver Wind	Oliver County	2027	202 MW
8	New Salem Wind I	Morton County	2028	200 MW
9	Buffalo 115 kV	Cass County	2028	200 MW
10	Minot Wind	Minot County	–	116 MW

Planned wind farms expected online soonest in North Dakota

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Wind farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Tri-County 230 kV Substation	Morton County	2027	100 MW
2	Tri-County 230 kV Substation	Morton County	2027	100 MW
3	Red Butte Wind	Morton County	2027	202 MW
4	Oliver Wind	Oliver County	2027	202 MW
5	Williams Wind	Williams County	2028	255 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 Dakota

How many wind farms are planned in North Dakota?: Developers have proposed 15 wind farms in North Dakota with 2.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned wind farm in North Dakota?: Ellendale in Dickey County, North Dakota is the largest planned, at 300 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
Who is developing wind farms in North Dakota?: 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.