Blue Canyon Wind Farm

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; however, several organizations including Oklahoma Gas & Electric plan to greatly increase Oklahoma's wind power capacity,[4] and future projects may be larger.

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott
Location within Oklahoma
Official nameBlue Canyon Wind Farm
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W
StatusOperational
Commission dateDecember 2003
Owner(s)EDP Renewables North America
Operator(s)EDP 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 I

Blue Canyon I consists of 45 Vestas NM72 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 EDP Renewables North America.[5]

Blue Canyon II

Blue 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.[6]

Blue Canyon V

Blue Canyon V consists of 66 GE sle 1.5 MW turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 99 MW. It began commercial operations in December 2009.[7]

Blue Canyon VI

Blue Canyon VI consists of 55 Vestas V90 1.8 MW turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 99 MW.[8]

Electricity production
Blue Canyon Wind Farm Generation (MW·h)
YearBlue Canyon I
(74.25 MW) [9]		Blue Canyon II
(151.2 MW) [10]		Blue Canyon V
(99 MW) [11]		Blue Canyon VI
(99 MW) [12]		Total Annual
MW·h
2003 9,336--- 9,336
2004 264,306--- 264,306
2005 247,63828,589-- 276,227
2006 262,768530,454-- 793,222
2007 205,672443,074-- 648,746
2008 266,034551,761-- 817,795
2009 268,033543,25882,018- 893,309
2010 245,803507,275337,373- 1,090,451
2011 274,443551,496388,56012,249 1,226,748
2012 272,563560,207382,523403,693 1,618,986
2013 261,998532,394376,474402,493 1,573,359
2014 272,342545,294393,186424,776 1,635,598
2015 236,371497,693399,255379,700 1,513,019
2016 254,212529,086365,241409,650 1,558,189
2017 247,587530,465371,057383,248 1,532,357
Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017) --->1,571,918
Average Capacity Factor (years 2012-2017) --->42.4%
  • Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott
  • View of the wind farm from the northeast, in Meers

See also

References
  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.
  5. "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  6. "Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Oklahoma". Horizon Wind Energy. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
  7. "EDP Renewables North America". About | EDPR Wind Farms. December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  8. "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  9. "Blue Canyon (I), Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  10. "Blue Canyon II, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  11. "Blue Canyon V, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  12. "Blue Canyon VI, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.


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