Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Wind turbines in Southwest Oklahoma
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 / 34.86028°N 98.58250°W / 34.86028; -98.58250
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 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 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)
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%

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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