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Revision as of 10:27, 18 March 2010
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 three phases.
The first phase consists of 45 NEG Micon 1.65 MW wind turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of 74.25 MW. It began commercial operations in December 2003. The second phase consists of 84 Vestas V80-1.8 MW wind turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 151.2 MW. 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.[3]
As of 2008[update], 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.
The wind farm is visible from the access road of nearby Mount Scott.
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Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott -
View of the wind farm from the northeast, in Meers
See also
References
- ^ "Oklahoma Wind Energy Development". Wind Project Data Base. American Wind Energy Association. 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, Oklahoma". Horizon Wind Energy. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
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