Wind power in Minnesota

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.

[3][4][5][6] [7] The CapX2020 project (capacity expansion 2020) is developing the transmission grid infrastructure to improve capacity, reliability, and support further wind power development.

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.