How many wind farms are in the US?

The US has 1,388 operating utility-scale wind farms with 167 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest wind farm in the US?

SunZia Wind South in Lincoln County, New Mexico is the largest, at 2,561 MW. It came online in 2026.

How many wind farms were built in the US in 2025?

31 wind farms came online in the US in 2025, with 6,657 MW of capacity.

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.

Wind farms in the United States

The US has 1,388 operating wind farms with 167 GW of capacity. 31 came online in 2025.

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See planned wind farms in the US

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The US had 903 wind farms online in 2016 and 1,388 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 the US

Operating, by capacity

#	Wind farm	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	SunZia Wind South	Lincoln County, New Mexico	2026	2,561 MW
2	SunZia Wind North	Torrance County, New Mexico	2026	1,089 MW
3	Great Prairie Wind	Hansford County, Texas	2022	1,027 MW
4	Traverse Wind Project, LLC	Custer County, Oklahoma	2022	999 MW
5	Vineyard Wind 1	Dukes County, Massachusetts	2026	800 MW
6	Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center	Taylor County, Texas	2006	736 MW
7	Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC	Sterling County, Texas	2008	663 MW
8	High Banks Wind	Republic County, Kansas	2023	643 MW
9	Rush Creek Wind	Elbert County, Colorado	2018	600 MW
10	Wagon Wheel Wind	Logan County, Oklahoma	2025	598 MW

Wind farms that came online most recently in the US

Newest first

#	Wind farm	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	Rocky Forge Wind	Botetourt County, Virginia	2026	78 MW
2	Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm	Merced County, California	2026	133 MW
3	Hubbard Wind II	Hill County, Texas	2026	305 MW
4	Lazbuddie Wind Energy LLC	Parmer County, Texas	2026	265 MW
5	Dusty Rose Wind	Kit Carson County, Colorado	2026	502 MW
6	CPV Rogue's Wind, LLC	Cambria County, Pennsylvania	2026	114 MW
7	SunZia Wind South	Lincoln County, New Mexico	2026	2,561 MW
8	SunZia Wind North	Torrance County, New Mexico	2026	1,089 MW
9	Grover Hill Wind, LLC	Paulding County, Ohio	2026	140 MW
10	Baron Winds II	Steuben County, New York	2026	113 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 in the US?: The US has 1,388 operating utility-scale wind farms with 167 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest wind farm in the US?: SunZia Wind South in Lincoln County, New Mexico is the largest, at 2,561 MW. It came online in 2026.
How many wind farms were built in the US in 2025?: 31 wind farms came online in the US in 2025, with 6,657 MW of capacity.
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.