Big wind farms in Colorado
Where are large wind farms in Colorado and how many homes do they power with clean, renewable wind energy?
Wind is an invaluable (and free) energy source that will help us achieve a 100% clean, renewable energy future. The potential for powering our lives with wind outpaces the total energy we actually need.
Colorado wind power can eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from our power sector, support our independence from foreign sources of energy and the price is increasingly cheaper than many fossil-fuel alternatives.
Colorado already produces the 6th most wind energy in the country. But we can do more!
Let’s take a look at 14 of the largest wind farms in Colorado as of 2025.
Wind Energy Farms
1. Cedar Point
- Cedar Point Wind became operational in 2011. It produces 250 MW of energy, and consists of 139 turbines. It sits on around 20,000 acres in Limon. Cedar Point provides power to an estimated 80,000 Coloradan homes.
2. Cedar Creek
- Located in Weld County, Cedar Creek is a 551.3 MW facility. It consists of 397 turbines, which provide power to an estimated 90,000 homes.
3. Twin Buttes
- Located in Bent County, Twin Buttes has a capacity of 75 MW of energy. It consists of 50 turbines spanning over 9,000 acres, but uses only around 2% of the land. The turbines produce enough power for over 22,000 homes.
4. Colorado Highlands Farm I & II
- This first site has 42 turbines and the second site has 14 turbines. It’s in Logan County and has 91 MW of capacity. That’s enough to power around 27,000 homes.
- At 600 MW of energy capacity Limon Winds is one of the largest wind farms in Colorado. It became operational in 2014 and consists of 368 turbines that stretch across 104,000 acres. The turbines create enough renewable energy to power 114,000 Coloradan homes.
6. Niyol Wind
- Niyol has a capacity of approximately 200 MW of renewable energy. It consists of 74 turbines. Niyol became operational in 2021. It can power about 60,000 homes.
- Crossing Trails consists of 25 turbines. They became operational in 2021 and generate 104 MW of renewable energy. The farm is located on the border of Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties. It produces enough power for over 38,000 homes.
- Carousel Wind sits on 6,640 acres in Kit Carson County, just outside of Burlington Colorado. The wind farm produces 150 MW of renewable energy. Carousel became operational in October of 2015. It consists of 87 turbines, which power 44,000 Colorado homes.
9. Peetz Table Wind I & II & Ridge Crest Wind
- These wind farms are located in Logan County. The Peetz Table Wind Energy Center was completed in 2007 with 134 units with a capacity of 201 MW. Ridge Crest Wind adds another 33 turbines and 30 MW of capacity.
10. Cheyenne Ridge
- This wind farm produces 500 MW of energy in Cheyenne Wells. It consists of 229 turbines which became operational in 2020. They generate enough energy to power 270,000 homes.
11. Busch Ranch I & Busch Ranch II
- Located in Pueblo, Busch Ranch I has 29 MW of capacity from 16 wind farms. Busch Ranch II added 60MW of capacity, generating power for 28,000 homes.
12. Peak View
- Located in Las Animas County, Peak View generates 60 MW of renewable energy. The farm became operational in 2016 and consists of 34 wind turbines.
13. Bronco Plains II Energy Center
- Located in Kit Carson, Bronco Plains II Energy Center generates 200 MW of renewable energy from 72 turbines, enough to power 40,000 homes. It became operational in 2023.
14. Rush Creek
- Located in Limon, Rush Creek is one of the largest wind farms in the state. It can generate 600 MW of renewable energy . The farm consists of 300 turbines which were brought online in 2018. They generate enough power for over 325,000 homes.
Methodology
Data came from utility companies, energy companies, and renewable energy tracker websites like Cleanview. Photos are from Google Earth, utilities and energy companies. Sources include:
https://www.energymonitor.ai/projects/cedar-point-wind-farm/
https://aecom.com/projects/cedar-creek-wind-farm/
https://www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/rm/rm-environment/colorado-highlands/
https://www.blattnercompany.com/projects/limon-co-wind-energy-center
https://tristate.coop/crossing-trails-wind-farm-achieves-commercial-operation
https://cleanview.co/wind-farms/colorado/59975/carousel-wind-farm-llc
Topics
Authors
Danny Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG Foundation
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT's Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD's Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
Henry Stiles
Advocate, Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center
Henry leads Environment Colorado’s campaigns to reduce waste and protect wildlife and open spaces. He is a bird watcher and amateur wildlife photographer, which is what drew him in to doing environmental work. Henry also serves on the board for Colorado Field Ornithologists as the Conservation Committee Chair.
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