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Posted June 12, 2026

Largest wind farm in the United States starts commercial operations ›

U.S. generating capacity for onshore wind farms

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Survey, April 2026

The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the United States, began commercial operations this month. The wind farm, located in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 megawatts (MW) and is composed of 916 wind turbines. SunZia’s capacity is more than three times larger than the next two largest wind farms, Alta Wind in Southern California (1,098 MW) and Great Prairie in northern Texas (1,027 MW). The SunZia Wind Project works with a high voltage transmission line to deliver the wind power generated to Arizona and California.

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