Wind Facilities' Installed Capacity by State
Nebraska has the twelfth–largest installed capacity of wind in the country, based on the latest figures. In the third quarter of 2023, Nebraska has the installed capacity of 3,519.0 megawatts of wind energy, which is 2.6 percent of the nation's installed capacity of 132,938.0 megawatts. Texas has the largest installed capacity (36,008.9 megawatts which is 27.1 percent of the nation's total), and Delaware has the smallest installed capacity (2.0 megawatts). Forty–one states and one territory have utility–scale wind facilities.
The wind energy section of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy's energy statistics has more information.
Note: States are ranked so that equivalent capacity are ranked at the same level.
Wind Energy Facilities
Installed Capacity
Ranked by State/Territory
(Largest to Smallest Capacity
for the 3rd Quarter of 2023)
| Rank | State | Installed Capacity (Megawatts) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Nebraska | 3,519.0 |
| United States Total | 132,938.0 | |
| 1 | Texas | 36,008.9 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 11,680.5 |
| 3 | Iowa | 9,891.6 |
| 4 | Kansas | 8,152.4 |
| 5 | Illinois | 7,191.9 |
| 6 | California | 6,103.1 |
| 7 | Colorado | 4,643.9 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 4,315.5 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 4,023.8 |
| 10 | North Dakota | 3,664.7 |
| 11 | Michigan | 3,568.1 |
| 13 | Indiana | 3,468.1 |
| 14 | Washington | 3,069.5 |
| 15 | South Dakota | 3,062.6 |
| 16 | Oregon | 2,842.7 |
| 17 | Missouri | 2,435.3 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 2,424.7 |
| 19 | New York | 2,407.5 |
| 20 | Montana | 1,487.3 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 1,474.8 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1,111.2 |
| 23 | Maine | 1,031.2 |
| 24 | Idaho | 972.5 |
| 25 | Arizona | 856.9 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 829.2 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 757.9 |
| 28 | Utah | 390.7 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 233.5 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 214.2 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 208.1 |
| 32 | Maryland | 191.1 |
| 33 | Nevada | 151.8 |
| 34 | Vermont | 149.5 |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 125.4 |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 120.3 |
| 37 | Alaska | 63.5 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 49.4 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 29.0 |
| 40 | New Jersey | 9.0 |
| 41 | Connecticutt | 5.1 |
| 42 | Delaware | 2.0 |
Sources: American Clean Power Association, Wind Energy Technologies Office, WINDExchange, Washington, DC. Site: https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321 ; Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.