Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Wind turbines in Southwest Oklahoma
Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott
Map
Location within Oklahoma
Official nameBlue Canyon Wind Farm
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W / 34.86028; -98.58250
StatusOperational
Commission dateDecember 2003
OwnerEDP Renewables North America
OperatorEDP Renewables North America
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational250 turbines
Make and modelVestas NM72-1.65 MW (BC I)
Vestas V80-1.8 MW (BC II)
GE sle 1.5 MW (BC V)
Vestas V90-1.8 MW (BC VI)
Nameplate capacity423.45 MW
Capacity factor42.4% (average 2012-2017)
Annual net output1,572 GW·h
External links
Websitebluecanyonwindfarm.com

Blue Canyon Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in Oklahoma, United States.[1] The project, located in the Slick Hills north of Lawton,[2] consists of four phases with a total output of 423.45 MW.[3] As of 2008, Blue Canyon remains Oklahoma's largest wind farm.[4]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Wind Energy Development". Wind Project Data Base. American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2005-05-16.
  2. ^ "Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits". Crop Choice. 2003-11-03. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. ^ "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. ^ Clendenin, Julie (2008-10-31). "Oklahoma Winds Generate Clean Electricity, In-state Green Jobs as U.S. Wind Power Industry Continues to Expand". American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-15.