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'''Blue Canyon Wind Farm''' is the largest [[wind farm]] in [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awea.org/projects/Projects.aspx?s=Oklahoma |title=Oklahoma Wind Energy Development |publisher=[[American Wind Energy Association]] |work=Wind Project Data Base |accessdate=2005-05-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231004302/http://www.awea.org/projects/Projects.aspx?s=Oklahoma |archivedate=2008-12-31 }}</ref> The project, located in the Slick Hills north of [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits|accessdate=2007-11-17|publisher=Crop Choice|url=http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstryd4df.html?recid=2182|date=2003-11-03}}</ref> consists of four phases with a total output of 423.45&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluecanyonwindfarm.com/|title=Blue Canyon Wind Farm|publisher=EDP Renewables North America|accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref>
'''Blue Canyon Wind Farm''' is the largest [[wind farm]] in [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awea.org/projects/Projects.aspx?s=Oklahoma |title=Oklahoma Wind Energy Development |publisher=[[American Wind Energy Association]] |work=Wind Project Data Base |accessdate=2005-05-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231004302/http://www.awea.org/projects/Projects.aspx?s=Oklahoma |archivedate=2008-12-31 }}</ref> The project, located in the Slick Hills north of [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits|accessdate=2007-11-17|publisher=Crop Choice|url=http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstryd4df.html?recid=2182|date=2003-11-03}}</ref> consists of four phases with a total output of 423.45&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluecanyonwindfarm.com/|title=Blue Canyon Wind Farm|publisher=EDP Renewables North America|accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref>
{{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,<ref name="Oklahoma_Winds">{{Cite web|url=http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Oklahoma_Winds_Generate_Clean_Electricity_103108.html|title=Oklahoma Winds Generate Clean Electricity, In-state Green Jobs as U.S. Wind Power Industry Continues to Expand|publisher=[[American Wind Energy Association]]|date=2008-10-31|first=Julie|last=Clendenin|accessdate=2008-12-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210025451/http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Oklahoma_Winds_Generate_Clean_Electricity_103108.html|archivedate=2008-12-10}}</ref> and future projects may be larger.
{{As of|2008}}, Blue Canyon remains Oklahoma's largest wind farm.<ref name="Oklahoma_Winds">{{Cite web|url=http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Oklahoma_Winds_Generate_Clean_Electricity_103108.html|title=Oklahoma Winds Generate Clean Electricity, In-state Green Jobs as U.S. Wind Power Industry Continues to Expand|publisher=[[American Wind Energy Association]]|date=2008-10-31|first=Julie|last=Clendenin|accessdate=2008-12-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210025451/http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Oklahoma_Winds_Generate_Clean_Electricity_103108.html|archivedate=2008-12-10}}</ref>


== ''Blue Canyon I'' ==
== ''Blue Canyon I'' ==
Blue Canyon I consists of 45 [[Vestas]] NM72 1.65&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]] [[wind turbines]], with a collective [[nameplate capacity]] of 74.25&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]]. It began commercial operations in December 2003, and is owned by EDP Renewables North America and Energent, L.P. Infrastructure Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluecanyonwindfarm.com/|title=Blue Canyon Wind Farm|publisher=EDP Renewables North America|accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref>
Blue Canyon I consists of 45 [[Vestas]] NM72 1.65&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]] [[wind turbine]]s, with a collective [[nameplate capacity]] of 74.25&nbsp;[[megawatt|MW]]. It began commercial operations in December 2003, and is owned by EDP Renewables North America and Energent, L.P. Infrastructure Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bluecanyonwindfarm.com/|title=Blue Canyon Wind Farm|publisher=EDP Renewables North America|accessdate=2017-05-02}}</ref>


== ''Blue Canyon II'' ==
== ''Blue Canyon II'' ==
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File:Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott.jpg|Blue Canyon Wind Farm from [[Mount Scott (Oklahoma)|Mount Scott]]
File:Meers Oklahoma wind turbines 559098503 23926619f1 o.jpg|View of the wind farm from the northeast, in [[Meers, Oklahoma|Meers]]
File:Meers Oklahoma wind turbines 559098503 23926619f1 o.jpg|View of the wind farm from the northeast, in [[Meers, Oklahoma|Meers]]
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Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Wind turbines in Southwest Oklahoma
Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott
Map
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
OwnerEDP Renewables North America
OperatorEDP 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.[4]

Blue Canyon I

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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%
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See also

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References

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  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.