Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Wind farm in Oklahoma, USA

34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W / 34.86028; -98.58250StatusOperationalCommission dateDecember 2003Owner(s)EDP Renewables North AmericaOperator(s)EDP Renewables North AmericaWind farm TypeOnshorePower generation Units operational250 turbinesMake 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 MWCapacity factor42.4% (average 2012-2017)Annual net output1,572 GW·hExternal linksWebsitebluecanyonwindfarm.com

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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^[update], Blue Canyon remains Oklahoma's largest wind farm.^[4]

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 and Energent, L.P. Infrastructure Fund.^[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)
Year	Blue 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	247,638	28,589	-	-	276,227
2006	262,768	530,454	-	-	793,222
2007	205,672	443,074	-	-	648,746
2008	266,034	551,761	-	-	817,795
2009	268,033	543,258	82,018	-	893,309
2010	245,803	507,275	337,373	-	1,090,451
2011	274,443	551,496	388,560	12,249	1,226,748
2012	272,563	560,207	382,523	403,693	1,618,986
2013	261,998	532,394	376,474	402,493	1,573,359
2014	272,342	545,294	393,186	424,776	1,635,598
2015	236,371	497,693	399,255	379,700	1,513,019
2016	254,212	529,086	365,241	409,650	1,558,189
2017	247,587	530,465	371,057	383,248	1,532,357
Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017) --->					1,571,918
Average Capacity Factor (years 2012-2017) --->					42.4%

Gallery

View of the wind farm from the northeast, in Meers

References

^ "Oklahoma Wind Energy Development". Wind Project Data Base. American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2005-05-16.
^ "Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits". Crop Choice. 2003-11-03. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
^ "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
^ 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.
^ "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
^ "Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Oklahoma". Horizon Wind Energy. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
^ "EDP Renewables North America". About | EDPR Wind Farms. December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
^ "Blue Canyon Wind Farm". EDP Renewables North America. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
^ "Blue Canyon (I), Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Blue Canyon II, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Blue Canyon V, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
^ "Blue Canyon VI, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.