How many wind farms are planned in the US?

Developers have proposed 614 wind farms in the US with 160 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned wind farm in the US?

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Commercial Project is the largest planned, at 2,640 MW. It is expected to come online in 2027.

Who is developing wind farms in the US?

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 the United States

Developers have proposed 614 wind farms in the US with 160 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating wind farms in the US

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned wind farms in the US 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 the US

Planned, by capacity

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Commercial Project	Virginia	2027	2,640 MW
2	Hecate Energy Orem Wind	Brazoria County, Texas	2030	1,542 MW
3	Holman	Monterey County, California	2034	1,525 MW
4	Big Canyon Wind	Pecos County, Texas	2030	1,500 MW
5	Vineyard Mid-Atlantic West	Nassu County, New York	2031	1,321 MW
6	Bluepoint Wind 1	Kings County, New York	2033	1,310 MW
7	Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind	Carbon County, Wyoming	2032	1,303 MW
8	SouthCoast Wind 1	Massachusetts	2031	1,200 MW
9	Bay State Wind 4 Offshore Wind	Massachusetts	2033	1,200 MW
10	Hecate Energy Jamaica Wind	Galveston County, Texas	2030	1,029 MW

Planned wind farms expected online soonest in the US

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Wind farm	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Panther Grove Wind, LLC	Woodford County, Illinois	2026	423 MW
2	Whitehorse Wind	Fisher County, Texas	2026	419 MW
3	Baird North Wind	Callahan County, Texas	2026	340 MW
4	Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC	Allegany County, New York	2026	340 MW
5	Alle Catt II Wind	Cattaraugus County, New York	2026	339 MW
6	Priddy Wind	Mills County, Texas	2026	302 MW
7	El Sauz Ranch	Willacy County, Texas	2026	302 MW
8	Medford Wind	Medford County, Oklahoma	2026	300 MW
9	Yellow Cat Wind, LLC	Navarro County, Texas	2026	270 MW
10	Foxtrot Wind	Bee County, Texas	2026	268 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 the US

How many wind farms are planned in the US?: Developers have proposed 614 wind farms in the US with 160 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned wind farm in the US?: Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Commercial Project is the largest planned, at 2,640 MW. It is expected to come online in 2027.
Who is developing wind farms in the US?: 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.