CO Wind Farms
CO state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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Golden West Wind Farm | 249 | 145 | El Paso County |
Rush Creek I | 400 | 200 | Elbert County |
Bronco Plains | 299 | 108 | Kit Carson County |
Carousel | 150 | 88 | Kit Carson County |
Cheyenne Ridge | 496 | 228 | Kit Carson County |
Crossing Trails | 104 | 25 | Kit Carson County |
Cedar Point | 250 | 139 | Lincoln County |
Limon I & II | 200 | 125 | Lincoln County |
Limon III | 201 | 118 | Lincoln County |
Rush Creek II | 200 | 100 | Lincoln County |
Northeast Colorado Wind | 176 | 81 | Logan County |
Peetz Table | 401 | 267 | Logan County |
Peetz Table | 213 | 133 | Logan County |
Colorado Green Wind Project | 162 | 108 | Prowers County |
Cedar Creek | 301 | 274 | Weld County |
Cedar Creek II | 251 | 123 | Weld County |
Mountain Breeze | 172 | 62 | Weld County |
Panorama Wind | 145 | 66 | Weld County |