Blue Canyon Wind Farm Explained

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Name Official:Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Image Alt:Wind turbines in Southwest Oklahoma
Location Map Caption:Location within Oklahoma
Coordinates:34.8603°N -98.5825°W
Country:United States
Status:O
Commissioned:December 2003
Owner:EDP Renewables North America
Operator:EDP Renewables North America
Ps Units Operational:250 turbines
Ps Units Manu 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)
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Ps Electrical Cap Fac:42.4% (average 2012-2017)
Ps Annual Generation:1,572 GW·h

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], 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oklahoma Wind Energy Development . . Wind Project Data Base . 2005-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231004302/http://www.awea.org/projects/Projects.aspx?s=Oklahoma . 2008-12-31 .
  2. News: Two Oklahoma towns blown away by wind farm benefits. 2007-11-17. Crop Choice. 2003-11-03.
  3. Web site: Blue Canyon Wind Farm. EDP Renewables North America. 2017-05-02.
  4. Web site: Oklahoma Winds Generate Clean Electricity, In-state Green Jobs as U.S. Wind Power Industry Continues to Expand. American Wind Energy Association. 2008-10-31. Julie. Clendenin. 2008-12-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081210025451/http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Oklahoma_Winds_Generate_Clean_Electricity_103108.html. 2008-12-10.
  5. Web site: Blue Canyon Wind Farm. EDP Renewables North America. 2017-05-02.
  6. Web site: Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Oklahoma. Horizon Wind Energy. 2006-05-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061101142429/http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatwevedone/bluecanyon/default.aspx. 2006-11-01.
  7. Web site: Blue Canyon Wind Farm. EDP Renewables North America. 2017-05-02.
  8. Web site: Blue Canyon (I), Annual . Electricity Data Browser . . March 31, 2019.
  9. Web site: Blue Canyon II, Annual . Electricity Data Browser . . March 31, 2019.
  10. Web site: Blue Canyon V, Annual . Electricity Data Browser . . March 31, 2019.
  11. Web site: Blue Canyon VI, Annual . Electricity Data Browser . . March 31, 2019.
  12. Web site: EDP Renewables North America. December 26, 2014. December 26, 2014. About | EDPR Wind Farms|publisher = |last = |first = }}

    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.[7]

    Electricity production

    Blue Canyon Wind Farm Generation (MW·h)
    Year Blue Canyon I
    (74.25 MW) [8]     		Blue Canyon II
    (151.2 MW) [9]     		Blue Canyon V
    (99 MW) [10]     		Blue Canyon VI
    (99 MW) [11]     		Total Annual
    MW·h
    20039,336 - - -9,336
    2004264,306 - - -264,306
    2005247,638 28,589 - - 276,227
    2006262,768 530,454 - -793,222
    2007205,672 443,074 - -648,746
    2008266,034 551,761 - -817,795
    2009268,033 543,258 82,018 -893,309
    2010245,803 507,275 337,373 -1,090,451
    2011274,443 551,496 388,560 12,2491,226,748
    2012272,563 560,207 382,523 403,6931,618,986
    2013261,998 532,394 376,474 402,4931,573,359
    2014272,342 545,294 393,186 424,7761,635,598
    2015236,371 497,693 399,255 379,7001,513,019
    2016254,212 529,086 365,241 409,6501,558,189
    2017247,587 530,465 371,057 383,2481,532,357
    Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017) ---> 1,571,918
    Average Capacity Factor (years 2012-2017) ---> 42.4%

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