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The Biggest Windparks The table below is a list of existing or being under construction windpark exceeding 100 MW. Since it is largely based in internet research, we cannot guarantee that we managed to find all windparks that should be put on the list. Also in many cases, due to the economic crisis the deadline set for 2009 might have not been reached or the construction has been postponed. | No. | Farm | Capacity (kW) | Country | Year | Operator | Turbines | | 1 | Roscoe Wind Farm | 781,500 | USA | 2009 | E.ON Climate & Renewables | Different | | 2 | Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | 735,500 | USA | 2006 | FPL Energy | GE, Siemens | | 3 | Tehachapi Wind Farm | 685,000 | USA | 1980s | a dozen private companies | Different | | 4 | Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | 662,500 | USA | 2008 | NextEra Energy Resources | GE and Siemens | | 5 | San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm | 615,000 | USA | ? | Wintec Energy | Different | | 6 | Tomis Team Dobrogea Wind Farm | 600,000 | Romania | 2009 | Tomis Team | ? | | 7 | Sweetwater Wind Farm | 585,000 | USA | 2007 | GE Energy | Different | | 8 | Altamont Pass Wind Farm | 576,000 | USA | 1970s | UN | Different | | 9 | Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | 524,000 | USA | 2008 | AES Wind Generation | Vestas | | 10 | Fowler Ridge Wind Farm | 400,300 | USA | 2009 | BP Alternative Energy | Vestas, Clipper | | 11 | Klondlike Wind Farm | 400,000 | USA | 2008 | Iberdrola Renewables | Different | | 12 | Lone Star Wind Farm | 400,000 | USA | 2008 | Horizon Wind Energy | Gamesa | | 13 | Peetz Wind Farm | 400,000 | USA | 2007 | FPL Energy | GE | | 14 | Twin Groves Wind Farm | 398,000 | USA | 2008 | Horizon Wind Energy | Vestas | | 15 | Crystal Lake Wind Power I+II | 340,000 | USA | 2008 | NextEra | GE & Clipper | | 16 | Whitelee Wind Farm | 322,000 | UK | 2009 | Scottish Power | Siemens | | 17 | Maple Ridge Wind Farm | 320,000 | USA | 2006 | Iberdrola Renewables | Vestas | | 18 | Snowtown wind farm | 315,000 | Australia | 2007 | Trust Power | ?? | | 19 | Cedar Creek Wind Farm | 300,500 | USA | 2008 | Cedar Creek Wind Energy LLC | MHI & GE | | 20 | Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | 300,000 | USA | 2008 | Horizon Wind Energy | ? | | 21 | Shiloh Wind Power Plant I+II | 300,000 | USA | 2009 | EnXco | GE | | 22 | Thorntonbank Wind Farm | 300,000 | Belgium | 2009 | C-Power NV | Repower | | 23 | Gulf Wind Farm | 283,000 | USA | 2009? | Babcock& Brown | Mitsubishi | | 24 | King Mountain Wind Farm | 278,200 | USA | 2001 | FPL Energy | Siemens | | 25 | Mount Storm Wind Farm | 264,000 | USA | 2008 | NedPower Mount Storm LLC | ? | | 26 | Eurus Wind Farm | 250,000 | Mexico | 2009 | Acciona Windpower | Acciona Windpower | | 27 | Vankusawade Wind Park | 250,000 | India | 2002 | Suzlon Energy Ltd. | Suzlon? | | 28 | Alto Minho Wind Farm | 240,000 | Portugal | 2008 | EDF Energies Nouvelles | Enercon | | 29 | Ventominho Wind Farm | 240,000 | Portugal | 2008 | EDF Energies Nouvelles | Enercon | | 30 | Lake Bonney Wind Farm | 239,500 | Australia | 2008 | Babcock& Brown | ? | | 31 | Wild Horse Wind Farm | 229,000 | USA | 2006 | Horizon Wind Energy | Vestas | | 32 | Blue Canyon Wind Farm | 225,000 | USA | 2005 | Horizon Wind Energy | Different | | 33 | Maranchon Wind Farm | 208,000 | Spain | 2006 | Iberdrola Renewables | ? | | 34 | Fenton Wind Farm | 205,500 | USA | 2007 | EnXco | GE | | 35 | White Creek Wind Power Project | 205,000 | USA | 2007 | Consumer-owned utilities | Siemens | | 36 | Milford Wind Corridor Project | 203,000 | USA | 2009 | First Wind | GE, Clipper | | 37 | Peñascal Wind Power Project | 202,000 | USA | 2009 | Iberdrola Renewables | Mitsubishi | | 38 | Big Horn Wind Farm | 200,000 | USA | 2007 | PPM Energy | GE | | 39 | New Mexico Wind Energy Center | 200,000 | USA | 2003 | FPL Energy | ? | | 40 | Ashtabula Wind Farm | 199,500 | USA | 2008 | NextEra Energy | GE | | 41 | Melancthon EcoPower Centre | 199,500 | Canada | 2008 | Canadian Hydro | ? | | 42 | El Marquesado Wind Farm | 198,000 | Spain | 2008 | Iberdrola | Gamesa | | 43 | Wolfe Island Wind Project | 197,800 | Canada | 2009 | Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation | Siemens | | 44 | Pomeroy Wind Farm | 196,000 | USA | 2008 | MIdAmerican | GE | | 45 | Portland Wind Project | 195,000 | Australia | 2008 | Pacific Hydro | Different | | 46 | Waubra Wind Farm | 192,000 | Australia | 2009 | ACCIONA Energy | Acciona | | 47 | Prince Township Wind Farm | 189,000 | Canada | 2006 | Brrokfield Renewable Power | GE | | 48 | Century Wind Farm | 185,000 | USA | 2005 | MidAmerican Energy Co | GE | | 49 | Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm | 181,500 | Canada | 2008 | Enbridge | ? | | 50 | Bull Creek Wind Farm | 180,000 | USA | 2009 | Eurus Energy | Mitsubishi | | 51 | Tatanka Wind Farm | 180,000 | USA | 2008 | Acciona Windpower | Acciona | | 52 | Adair Wind Farm | 175,000 | USA | 2008 | Shafer Systems | Siemens | | 53 | Turkey Track Wind Farm | 169,500 | USA | 2008 | Invenergy | GE | | 54 | Hackberry Wind Farm | 165,000 | USA | 2008 | RES Americas | Siemens | | 55 | Colorado Green Wind Farm | 162,000 | USA | 2007? | Lamar Light & Power | GE | | 56 | High Winds Wind Farm | 162,000 | USA | 2003 | PPM Energy | Vestas | | 57 | Higueruela Wind Park | 161,000 | Spain | 1999 | Iberdrola CLM | Gamesa | | 58 | Wildorado Wind Ranch | 161,000 | USA | 2007 | Edison Mission Group | Siemens | | 59 | Desert Sky Wind Farm | 160,500 | USA | 2001 | American Electric Power | GE | | 60 | Intrepid Wind Farm | 160,500 | USA | 2004 | MidAmerican Energy Company | ? | | 61 | Brazos Wind Farm | 160,000 | USA | 2003 | Shell WindEnergy Inc. | Mitsubishi | | 62 | Tararua Wind Farm | 160,000 | New Zealand | 2007 | Trust Power | Vestas | | 63 | Woodward Wind Farm I+II | 159,700 | USA | 2001 | Horizon Wind Energy | Vestas | | 64 | Langdon Wind Energy Center | 159,000 | USA | 2008 | Minnkota and Otter Tail Power Company | ? | | 65 | Walnut Wind Farm | 153,000 | USA | 2008 | MidAmerican | GE | | 66 | Camp Grove Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2007 | Orion Energy Group LLC | GE | | 67 | Carroll Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2008 | MidAmerican Energy | Unknown | | 68 | Centennial Wind Power Facility | 150,000 | Canada | 2006 | SaskPower International | Vestas | | 69 | Elk River Wind Project | 150,000 | USA | 2005 | Iberdrola Renewables | GE | | 70 | McAdoo Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2008 | Invenergy | ? | | 71 | Sherbino Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2008 | BP Alternative Energy | Vestas | | 72 | Smøla Wind Farm | 150,000 | Norway | 2005 | Statkraft | ? | | 73 | Story County Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2008 | FPL Energy | ? | | 74 | Trent Wind Farm | 150,000 | USA | 2001 | American Electric Power | GE | | 75 | Sabloal Valea Dacilor Wind Farm | 147,000 | Romania | 2009 | ? | ? | | 76 | Blue Sky Green Field | 145,000 | USA | 2008 | We Energies | Vestas | | 77 | Project West Wind | 142,600 | New Zealand | 2009 | Meridian Energy | Siemens | | 78 | Marengo Wind Farm | 140,000 | USA | 2007 | Pacific Power | Vestas | | 79 | Woolnorth Wind Farm | 140,000 | Australia | 2007 | Roaring 40s Renewable Energy Pty Ltd. | Vestas | | 80 | Judith Gap Wind Farm | 135,000 | USA | 2005 | Invenergy | ? | | 81 | Crystal Rig Wind Farm | 134,000 | UK | ? | Fred Olsen Renewables Limited | ? | | 82 | Kibby Wind Power Project | 132,000 | USA | 2009 | TransCanada | ? | | 83 | Camp Springs Wind Farm | 130,500 | USA | 2007 | Cleantech Group LLC | GE | | 84 | Benton County Wind Farm | 130,000 | USA | 2008 | BP Alternative Energy | GE | | 85 | Champion Wind Farm | 126,000 | USA | 2008 | Airtricity | Siemens | | 86 | Noble Weathersfield WindPark | 126,000 | USA | 2008 | Noble Enviromental Power | | | 87 | Noble Wethersfield Windpark | 126,000 | USA | 2008 | Noble Enviromental Power | GE | | 88 | Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | 125,000 | USA | 2007 | Portland General Electric Company | Vestas | | 89 | Dutch Hill/Cohocton | 125,000 | USA | 2008 | First Wind | Clipper | | 90 | Forest Creek Wind Farm | 124,000 | USA | 2007 | Airtricity | ? | | 91 | Red Hills Wind Farm | 123,000 | USA | 2008 | Acciona Windpower | Acciona Windpower | | 92 | Stateline Wind Project | 123,000 | USA | 2001 | Florida Power and Light | Vestas | | 93 | Elbow Creek Wind Project | 122,000 | USA | 2008 | NRG Energy, Inc. | Siemens | | 94 | Barton Chapel Wind Farm | 120,000 | USA | 2009 | Gamesa Development USA | Gamesa | | 95 | Centennial Wind Farm | 120,000 | USA | 2007? | OG&E' | GE | | 96 | Hadyard Hill Wind Farm | 120,000 | UK | 2006 | Scottish and Southern Energy Generation | Vestas? | | 97 | Pine Tree Wind Farm | 120,000 | USA | 2009 | Kiewit Pacific Co. | ? | | 98 | Rolling Hills Wind Farm | 118,500 | USA | 2008 | PacifiCorp | GE | | 99 | Panter Creek Wind Farm | 115,500 | USA | 2009 | Eon Climate & Renewables | GE | | 100 | Callahan Divide Wind Farm | 114,000 | USA | 2005 | FPL Energy | GE | | 101 | Gray County Wind Farm | 112,000 | USA | ? | FPL Energy | Vestas | | 102 | Noble Chateaugay Windpark | 106,500 | USA | 2008 | Noble Power | GE | | 103 | Gardunha Wind Farm | 106,000 | Portugal | 2007 | ? | Enercon | | 104 | St. Leon Project | 103,950 | Canada | 2007 | Algonquin Power Income Fund | Vestas | | 105 | La Venta III | 102,850 | MExico | 2010 | Iberdrola Renewables | Gamesa | | 106 | Port Alma Wind Farm | 101,200 | Canada | 2008 | Kruger Energy | Siemens | | 107 | Prarie Star Wind Farm | 101,000 | USA | 2007 | Horizon Wind Energy | Vestas | | 108 | Smoky Hills Wind Farm I+II | 101,000 | USA | 2008 | Enel SpA | Vestas | | 109 | Bliss Wind Farm | 100,500 | USA | 2008 | GE Energy Financial Services | GE | | 110 | Anse-a-Valleau | 100,000 | France | 2008 | Cartier Wind Energy | GE | | | | | | | | | | NOTES
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