Blue Canyon Wind Farm is a large wind farm in Oklahoma, United States. The project, located in the Slick Hills north of Lawton, consists of four phases with a total output of 423.45 MW. While Blue Canyon was Oklahoma's largest wind farm as of 2008, it has since been surpassed by larger facilities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Electricity production +Blue Canyon Wind Farm Generation (MW·h) Year Blue Canyon I(74.25 MW) Blue Canyon II(151.2 MW) Blue Canyon V(99 MW) Blue Canyon VI(99 MW) Total AnnualMW·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 1,532,357Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017) ---> 1,571,918Average Capacity Factor (years 2012-2017) ---> 42.4%

Illustrations of Blue Canyon Wind Farm

See also List of large wind farms

Wind power in Oklahoma Wind power in the United States

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