Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott
Location within Oklahoma
Official name	Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W / 34.86028; -98.58250Coordinates: 34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W / 34.86028; -98.58250
Status	Operating
Commission date	December 2003
Owner(s)	EDP Renewables North America
Operator(s)	EDP Renewables North America
Power generation
Units operational	45 NEG Micon 1.65 MW 84 Vestas V80-1.8 MW 66 GE sle 1.5 MW
Capacity factor	324.45MW
Website http://www.edpr.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 three phases with. As of 2008, Blue Canyon remains Oklahoma's largest wind farm; however, several organizations including Oklahoma Gas & Electric plan to greatly increase Oklahoma's wind power capacity,^[3] and future projects may be larger.

Blue Canyon I

Blue Canyon I consists of 45 NEG Micon 1.65 MW wind turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of 74.25 MW. It began commercial operations in December 2003, and is owned by Infigen Energy and Horizon Wind Energy.

Blue Canyon II

Canyon II consists of 84 Vestas V80-1.8 MW wind turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 151.2 MW. It is owned and operated by Horizon Wind Energy, a subsidiary of Energias de Portugal, a world leading Portuguese utility, it began commercial operations in December 2005.^[4]

Blue Canyon V

Blue Canyon V consists of 66 GE sle 1.5 MW turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 99MW. It began commercial operations in December 2009.^[5]

Gallery

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  Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott

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  View of the wind farm from the northeast, in Meers

See also

• List of large wind farms
• Wind power in the United States

References

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