Wind power in Wyoming

Wind resource map at 50m above ground

Wyoming has one of the highest wind power potentials of any state in the United States. In 2019, Wyoming had wind powered electricity generating capacity of 1,589 MW, which produced 9.85% of its electric generation, with an additional 3,753 MW under construction. However, the wind generation in that year was Wyoming's third-lowest in the 2010s.[1] By 2020, wind capacity increased to 2738 MW[2] and 8448 gigawatt-hours of electricity were produced from wind in 2021,[3] more than double 2019 production. Additional wind capacity and needed transmission lines are under construction or planned, despite political headwinds from Wyoming's strong coal and oil sectors.[4]

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