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Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project

Wind power plant in Wisconsin, United States of America. Approximate location 43.8794, -88.2708.

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Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is a 145 MW wind power station in Wisconsin, United States of America. It is operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Based on reported annual generation of 322 GWh, it can supply roughly 92k homes. It ranks #2393 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

145Source-backed capacity
322GWh reported / yr
91,885homes powered
2008commissioned (~18 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0056391.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBlue Sky Green Field Wind Project WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Wisconsin WRI
Coordinates43.8794, -88.2708 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity145 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerWisconsin Electric Power Co WRI
Commissioned2008 WRI
GWh reported / yr322 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2393 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#318 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.14× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent91,885 calculated from reported generation
Climate7.1°C · HDD 4,129 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000907167); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 145 MW, Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is well above the median wind plant in United States of America (68 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Reported generation trend

2013: 339 GWh20132014: 351 GWh20142015: 365 GWh20152016: 334 GWh20162017: 342 GWh20172018: 302 GWh20182019: 322 GWh2019365 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.1°Cannual mean temp
4,129heating degree-days (base 18°C)
174cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
314 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -9 °CJF: -6 °CFM: 0 °CMA: 7 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 18 °CJJ: 21 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 9 °CON: 2 °CND: -6 °CD21 °C

Heating degree-days here run 68% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 86/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
29.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
60 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #318 largest wind power plant of 1139 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 1139 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 104,873 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 43.8794, -88.2708 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project?

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is a 145 MW source-record wind power plant in Wisconsin, United States of America, commissioned in 2008.

How much electricity does Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project generate?

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project generates about 322 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 91,885 homes.

Who operates Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project?

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

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