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Wind power in Minnesota
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As of 2023, the installed capacity for wind power in Minnesota was more than 4500 megawatts (MW).[1] Wind power generated 25 percent of Minnesota’s electricity in 2023, ranking among the top ten states in the United States for wind energy as a share of total electricity generation.[2]

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Minnesota electricity production by type
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Fenton wind farm at sunrise

Large wind farms in Minnesota include the Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm (225 MW), the Fenton Wind Farm (205.5 MW), the Nobles Wind Farm (201 MW), the Odell Wind Farm (200 MW) and the Bent Tree Wind Farm (201 MW).[3][4][5][6] [7]

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Transmission Grid Improvements

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Minnesota Electricity Generation Sources in 2016

The CapX2020 project (capacity expansion 2020) is developing the transmission grid infrastructure to improve capacity, reliability, and support further wind power development. The project is mostly in Minnesota but reaches into North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin as well. One phase of the project, a line from Monticello to St. Cloud was completed in 2011. Other lines will run from near Brookings, South Dakota to Hampton, Minnesota, from Fargo, North Dakota to St. Cloud, and from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Hampton. The project involves constructing about 590 miles of 345 kV transmission line and 68 miles of 238 kV transmission line. CapX2020 is expected to be completed around 2015.[8][9] in

Minnesota has a renewable portfolio standard (400 Mega volt amperes) requiring 25% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2025.[10]

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Statistics

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Minnesota wind power
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