Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Wind farm in Oklahoma, USA
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Blue Canyon Wind Farm is a large 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] While Blue Canyon was Oklahoma's largest wind farm as of 2008,[4] it has since been surpassed by larger facilities.[5]
| Blue Canyon Wind Farm | |
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Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott | |
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| Official name | Blue Canyon Wind Farm |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°51′37″N 98°34′57″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2003 |
| Owner | EDP Renewables North America |
| Operator | EDP Renewables North America |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 250 turbines |
| Make and model | Vestas 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 capacity | 423.45 MW |
| Capacity factor | 42.4% (average 2012-2017) |
| Annual net output | 1,572 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | bluecanyonwindfarm |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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.[6]
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.[7]
Blue Canyon V
Blue Canyon VI
Electricity production
| Year | Blue Canyon I (74.25 MW) [10] | Blue Canyon II (151.2 MW) [11] | Blue Canyon V (99 MW) [12] | Blue Canyon VI (99 MW) [13] | 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% | ||||
Illustrations of Blue Canyon Wind Farm
View of the electricity generation wind farm geographically northeast at Meers, Oklahoma
