Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Blue Canyon Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in Oklahoma, United States. [cite web | url = http://www.awea.org/projects/oklahoma.html | title = Oklahoma Wind Energy Development | publisher = American Wind Energy Association | work = Wind Project Data Base | accessdate = 2005-05-16] The project, located in the Slick Hills north of Lawton, [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] consists of two phases.

The first phase consists of 45 NEG Micon 1.65 MW capacity wind turbines, collectively generating a maximum 74.25 MW of electricity. It began commercial operations in December 2003. The second phase consists of 84 Vestas V80 1.8 MW capacity wind turbines, collectively generating a maximum 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. [cite web | url = http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatweredoing/bluecanyon.aspx | title = Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Oklahoma | publisher = Horizon Wind Energy | accessdate = 2006-05-16]

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*List of large wind farms

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