Blue Canyon Wind Farm is the largest

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. The project, located in the Slick Hills north of Lawton, consists of four phases with a total output of 423.45 MW. , Blue Canyon remains Oklahoma's largest wind farm; however, several organizations including

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plan to greatly increase Oklahoma's wind power capacity, and future projects may be larger.

''Blue Canyon I''

Blue Canyon I consists of 45

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NM72 1.65 MW

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s, with a collective

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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

V80 1.8 MW wind turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 151.2 MW. It is owned and operated by

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, 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

V90 1.8 MW turbines, with a collective nameplate capacity of an additional 99 MW.

Electricity production

Gallery

File:Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott.jpg, Blue Canyon Wind Farm from Mount Scott File:Meers Oklahoma wind turbines 559098503 23926619f1 o.jpg, View of the wind farm from the northeast, in Meers

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