costs make coal a less competitive source for electricity supply . Our forecast of coal generation falls again in 2024 to 17 %. January 19 , 2023 Principal contributor : Tyler Hodge Data source : U . S . Energy Information Administration , Short-Term Energy Outlook ( STEO )
IN THE WIND
In April 2022 , the Traverse Wind Energy Center in Oklahoma was completed and came online . At 999 megawatts ( MW ) of capacity , the Traverse facility is one of the largest wind farms in the United States and is the largest wind farm built in one phase in North America . Project developers expect that it will generate enough electricity to power around 300,000 homes each year .
The Traverse wind farm has 356 wind turbines . It is part of the 1,484 MW North Central Energy Facilities project , which also includes the nearby Sundance ( 199 MW ) and Maverick ( 288
MW ) wind farms . The Sundance wind farm came online in April 2021 , and the Maverick wind farm came online in September 2021 . The wind turbines at all three of these wind projects are designed to operate in cold weather ( with heaters that keep the critical components of the turbine warm , among other features ), so the turbines can operate at temperatures as low as -22 ° F .
As of September 2022 , 11,714 MW of wind capacity was operating in Oklahoma , the third-most wind capacity of any U . S . state , following Texas ( 37,210 MW ) and Iowa ( 12,195 MW ). Wind turbines account for 38 % of all of Oklahoma ’ s electric-generating capacity , compared with 12 % for the United States as a whole .
Wind farms are generally built in areas with significant wind resources . The central United States , including Oklahoma , is home to some of the best wind conditions in the country . As a result , much of U . S . wind capacity is located in this region . Power plant developers report planned capacity additions to EIA in our monthly and annual electric generator surveys . According to a Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Survey , an additional 160 MW of wind capacity was slated to come online in Oklahoma in 2022 , and another 503 MW is planned to come online in 2023 . If all of the planned wind additions reported to EIA are completed , Oklahoma will surpass Iowa as the state with the second-most wind capacity next year . l FON
Principal contributors : Elesia Fasching , Richard Bowers November 21 , 2922 U . S . Energy Information Administration
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