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Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations

This page provides an overview of how much power installed wind projects are producing (installed wind capacity). It also provides links to other Web sites, which provide specific details about individual wind projects (installed and planned). Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Installed Wind Capacity — 1999 - 2009 Animated Map

The animation shows the progress of installed wind capacity between 1999 and 2009.

Installed Wind Capacity — Yearly Individual Maps

View the current installed capacity map as well as each of the year-end maps.

Cumulative Capacity

View the full-scale chart showing historical cumulative capacity on the American Wind Energy Association Web site.

Wind Energy Projects

The American Wind Energy Association provides a clickable map to find installed and future projects in your state as well as state installed wind power rankings.

Use the American Wind Energy Association's clickable map to find installed and future projects in your state as well as state installed wind power rankings.

Use Interwest Energy Alliance's project locator powered by Google Maps to find grid-connected wind projects in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Current Installed Wind Capacity Map

This is the latest installed capacity map for the year. As of January 31, 2009, 26,274 MW of wind power have been installed across the United States. View a larger image of the map or download a printable map (PDF 1.8 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of January 31, 2009, 26,274 MW have been installed. Alaska, 4 MW; Hawaii, 63 MW; Washington, 1375 MW; Oregon, 1168 MW; California, 2537 MW; Idaho, 76 MW; Utah, 20 MW; Montana, 271 MW; Wyoming, 676 MW; Colorado, 1068 MW; New Mexico, 497 MW; North Dakota, 714 MW; South Dakota, 187 MW; Nebraska, 117 MW; Kansas, 921 MW; Oklahoma, 708 MW; Texas, 7407 MW; Minnesota, 1753 MW; Iowa, 2791 MW; Missouri, 163 MW; Wisconsin, 449 MW; Illinois, 991 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 144 MW; Indiana, 131 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 330 MW; Pennsylvania, 366 MW; New Jersey, 8 MW; New York, 1162 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; New Hampshire, 25 MW; Massachusetts, 6 MW; Rhode Island, 1 MW; Maine, 104 MW.

Yearly Installed Wind Capacity Maps

View individual installed capacity maps for each year. Click on the maps to view larger versions.

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 31, 2008, 25,410 MW have been installed. Alaska, 4 MW; Hawaii, 63 MW; Washington, 1375 MW; Oregon, 1067 MW; California, 2537 MW; Idaho, 76 MW; Utah, 20 MW; Montana, 271 MW; Wyoming, 676 MW; Colorado, 1068 MW; New Mexico, 497 MW; North Dakota, 714 MW; South Dakota, 187 MW; Nebraska, 117 MW; Kansas, 921 MW; Oklahoma, 708 MW; Texas, 7113 MW; Minnesota, 1753 MW; Iowa, 2791 MW; Missouri, 163 MW; Wisconsin, 449 MW; Illinois, 915 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 144 MW; Indiana, 131 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 330 MW; Pennsylvania, 361 MW; New Jersey, 8 MW; New York, 832 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; New Hampshire, 25 MW; Massachusetts, 6 MW; Rhode Island, 1 MW; Maine, 47 MW.

Download a printable map for 2008 (PDF 1.8 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 31, 2007, 16,907 MW have been installed. Alaska, 2 MW; Hawaii, 63 MW; Washington, 1163 MW; Oregon, 885 MW; California, 2439 MW; Idaho, 75 MW; Utah, 1 MW; Montana, 153 MW; Wyoming, 288 MW; Colorado, 1067 MW; New Mexico, 496 MW; North Dakota, 345 MW; South Dakota, 98 MW; Nebraska, 72 MW; Kansas, 364 MW; Oklahoma, 689 MW; Texas, 4353 MW; Minnesota, 1300 MW; Iowa, 1273 MW; Missouri, 62 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Illinois, 699 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 3 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 146 MW; Pennsylvania, 294 MW; New Jersey, 8 MW; New York, 425 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; New Hampshire, 1 MW; Massachusetts, 5 MW; Rhode Island, 1 MW; Maine, 42 MW.

Download a printable map for 2007 (PDF 1.8 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 31, 2006, 11,575 MW have been installed. Alaska, 2 MW; Hawaii, 42 MW; Washington, 818 MW; Oregon, 438 MW; California, 2376 MW; Idaho, 75 MW; Utah, 1 MW; Montana, 146 MW; Wyoming, 288 MW; Colorado, 291 MW; New Mexico, 496 MW; North Dakota, 178 MW; South Dakota, 44 MW; Nebraska, 73 MW; Kansas, 364 MW; Oklahoma, 535 MW; Texas, 2736 MW; Minnesota, 896 MW; Iowa, 932 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Illinois, 107 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 3 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 66 MW; Pennsylvania, 179 MW; New Jersey, 8 MW; New York, 370 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; New Hampshire, 1 MW; Massachusetts, 4 MW; Maine, 9 MW.

Download a printable map for 2006 (PDF 1.8 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 31, 2005, 9,147 MW have been installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 9 MW; Washington, 390 MW; Oregon, 338 MW; California, 2149 MW; Idaho, 75 MW; Utah, 1 MW; Montana, 137 MW; Wyoming, 288 MW; Colorado, 231 MW; New Mexico, 406 MW; North Dakota, 98 MW; South Dakota, 44 MW; Nebraska, 73 MW; Kansas, 264 MW; Oklahoma, 475 MW; Texas, 1992 MW; Minnesota, 745 MW; Iowa, 836 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Illinois, 107 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 3 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 66 MW; Pennsylvania, 129 MW; New Jersey, 8 MW; New York, 186 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; Massachusetts, 1 MW.

Download a printable map for 2005 (PDF 1.8 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 2004, 6,723 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 9 MW; Washington, 241 MW; Oregon, 263 MW; California, 2095 MW; Montana, 1 MW; Wyoming, 285 MW; Colorado, 231 MW; New Mexico, 266 MW; North Dakota, 66 MW; South Dakota, 44 MW; Nebraska, 14 MW; Kansas, 114 MW; Oklahoma, 176 MW; Texas, 1290 MW; Minnesota, 600 MW; Iowa, 634 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Illinois, 51 MW; Tennessee, 29 MW; Michigan, 2 MW; Ohio, 7 MW; West Virginia, 66 MW; Pennsylvania, 129 MW; New York, 48 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; Massachusetts, 1 MW.

Download a printable map for 2004 (PDF 1.7 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 2003, 6,350 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 9 MW; Washington, 244 MW; Oregon, 259 MW; California, 2025 MW; Montana, 1 MW; Wyoming, 285 MW; Colorado, 223 MW; New Mexico, 206 MW; North Dakota, 66 MW; South Dakota, 44 MW; Nebraska, 14 MW; Kansas, 114 MW; Oklahoma, 176 MW; Texas, 1290 MW; Minnesota, 558 MW; Iowa, 472 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Illinois, 50 MW; Tennessee, 2 MW; Michigan, 2 MW; Ohio, 4 MW; West Virginia, 66 MW; Pennsylvania, 129 MW; New York, 48 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; Massachusetts, 1 MW.

Download a printable map for 2003 (PDF 1.7 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 2002, 4,687 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 9 MW; Washington, 228 MW; Oregon, 218 MW; California, 1823 MW; Wyoming, 141 MW; Colorado, 61 MW; New Mexico, 1 MW; North Dakota, 5 MW; South Dakota, 3 MW; Nebraska, 14 MW; Kansas, 114 MW; Texas, 1096 MW; Minnesota, 338 MW; Iowa, 423 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Tennessee, 2 MW; Michigan, 2 MW; West Virginia, 66 MW; Pennsylvania, 35 MW; New York, 48 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; Massachusetts, 1 MW.

Download a printable map for 2002 (PDF 1.7 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 2001, 4,232 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 2 MW; Washington, 180 MW; Oregon, 157 MW; California, 1683 MW; Wyoming, 141 MW; Colorado, 61 MW; New Mexico, 1 MW; South Dakota, 3 MW; Nebraska, 3 MW; Kansas, 114 MW; Texas, 1096 MW; Minnesota, 320 MW; Iowa, 324 MW; Wisconsin, 53 MW; Tennessee, 2 MW; Michigan, 2 MW; Pennsylvania, 35 MW; New York, 48 MW; Vermont, 6 MW; Massachusetts, 1 MW.

Download a printable map for 2001 (PDF 1.6 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 2000, 2,539 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 2 MW; Oregon, 25 MW; California, 1616 MW; Wyoming, 91 MW; Colorado, 22 MW; New Mexico, 1 MW; Nebraska, 3 MW; Kansas, 2 MW; Texas, 184 MW; Minnesota, 291 MW; Iowa, 242 MW; Wisconsin, 23 MW; Michigan, 1 MW; Tennessee, 2 MW; Pennsylvania, 11 MW; New York, 18 MW; Vermont, 6 MW.

Download a printable map for 2000 (PDF 1.6 MB).

This map shows the installed wind capacity in megawatts. As of December 1999, 2,472 MW were installed. Alaska, 1 MW; Hawaii, 2 MW; Oregon, 25 MW; California, 1616 MW; Wyoming, 73 MW; Colorado, 22 MW; New Mexico, 1 MW; Nebraska, 3 MW; Kansas, 2 MW; Texas, 184 MW; Minnesota, 273 MW; Iowa, 242 MW; Wisconsin, 23 MW; Michigan, 1 MW; Vermont, 6 MW.

Download a printable map for 1999 (PDF 1.6 MB).

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