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Operating Oklahoma Wind Farms

Projects are listed in order of commercial operation)

Operating Oklahoma Wind Farms
Name County Size (MW) Turbine type Turbine Model First Year of Operation
Oklahoma Wind LLC Harper, Woodward 102 GE 1.5 2003
Blue Canyon Caddo, Comanche 74.0 Vestas NM72, 1.65 2003
Blue Canyon II Caddo, Comanche 150.0 Vestas V80, 1.8 2005
Weatherford Custer, Washita 147 GE 1.5 2005
Centennial Wind Farm Harper 120 GE sle 1.5 2007
Sleeping Bear Harper 94.5 Suzlon S88, 2.1 2008
Buffalo Bear Harper 19.0 Suzlon S88, 2.1 2008
Red Hills Wind Roger Mills, Custer 123.0 Acciona 1.5 2009
Blue Canyon V Caddo, Comanche 99.0 GE sle 1.5 2009
OU Spirit Windfarm Woodward 101.2 Siemens SWT-2.3-93 2009
Elk City I Roger Mills, Beckham 98.9 Siemens 2.3 2009
Elk City II Roger Mills, Beckham 100.8 GE 1.5 & 1.6 2010
Keenan II Renewable Energy Woodward 151.8 Siemens SWT-2.3-101 2010
Minco Wind Grady 99.2 GE 1.6 2010
Minco Wind II Grady, Caddo 100.8 GE xle 1.5 2011
Blue Canyon VI Caddo 99.0 Vestas 1.8 2011
Taloga Wind Dewey 129.6 Mitsubishi MWT95 2.4 MW 2012
Rocky Ridge Kiowa, Washita 150.0 GE 1.6 2012
Crossroads Dewey 228.0 Siemens SWT 2.3 & 3.0 2012
Big Smile Wind Farm Roger Mills, Beckham 132.0 Acciona NA 2012
Chisholm View Grafield, Grant 235.0 GE   2012
Canadian Hills Canadian 300.0 Mitsubishi
REPower		 MWT102 2.4
MM92 2.05		 2012
Blackwell Kay 60.0 NA NA

2012
Total   2,915      

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Map of Operating Oklahoma wind farms, Source: Oklahoma Dept. of Commerce, Dec. 2009.

Oklahoma Wind Energy Center

Harper & Woodward Counties, Oklahoma - This 102 MW project of Florida Power and Light (FPL, now known as NextEra Energy Resources) of Juno Beach, Florida was the first commercial wind farm in Oklahoma. This wind farm reached commercial operation in September 26, 2003 and consists of 68 GE 1.5MW wind turbines. Half of the power (51 MW)  is sold to Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, while the other half is sold to Oklahoma Gas & Electric. (October 2012)

Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Caddo and Comanche Counties, Oklahoma - This is a 74 MW project of Horizon Wind Energy of Houston, TX (now EDP Renewables of Madrid, Spain). This wind farm reached commercial operation in December 2003 and consists of 45 Vestas NM72 1.65 MW wind turbines. The energy is sold to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative. (October 2009)

Blue Canyon II Wind Farm

Caddo and Comanche Counties, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 150 MW and was also developed by Horizon Wind Energy of Houston, TX (now EDP Renewables of Madrid, Spain). This wind farm reached commercial operation in December 2005 and consists of 84 Vestas V80 1.8 MW turbines. The energy is sold to Public Service Company of Oklahoma . (October 2009)

Weatherford Wind Farm

Custer and Washita Counties, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 147 MW and was developed by NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy) of Juno Beach, Fla. who owns and operates the wind farm. The Weatherford wind farm reached commercial operation in April 2005 and consists of 98 GE 1.5 MW turbines. 41.5 MW are sold to Public Service Company of Oklahoma. (October 2009)

Centennial Wind Farm

Harper County, Oklahoma - This project, located just north of Woodward, is owned and operated by Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E), which also uses the power. There are 80 GE wind turbines with a total capacity of 120 MW. The project was originally developed by Chermac Energy Corp and taken to completion by Invenergy Wind in 2007. (October 2012)

Sleeping Bear Wind Farm

Harper County, Oklahoma - This project, located just north of Woodward, is owned and operated by Edison Mission Group.  There are 45 Suzlon wind turbines with a total capacity of 94.5 MW. The project was originally developed by Chermac Energy Corp and commissioned in 2007. AEP Public Service of Oklahoma is the power off-taker. (October 2012)

newBuffalo Bear Wind Farm

Harper County, Oklahoma - This project was developed by Chermac Energy Corp and later bought and brought to completion by Edison Mission Group, which continues to own and operate it. This facility consists of nine (9) Suzlon 2.1 wind turbines for a total capacity of 18.9 MW. It went on-line in December 2008.  Western Farmers Electric Coop buys the power.(October 2012)

Red Hills Wind Farm

Custer and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma - The Red Hills Wind Farm came on-line in June 2009 with a capacity of 123 MW. The project was developed by Acciona North America of Spain, which also owns and operates the facility. The Red Hills wind farm reached commercial operation in March 2009 and consists of 82 Acciona windpower 1.5 MW turbines. Western Farmers Electric Coop buys the power under a 20-year purchase agreement. (September 2012)

Blue Canyon V Wind Farm

Caddo and Comanche Counties, Oklahoma - This is a 99 MW project of Horizon Wind Energy of Houston, TX (now EDP Renewables of Madrid, Spain) went on-line Oct. 23, 2009. The project consists of 66 GE sle 1.5 MW wind turbines with the energy sold to Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). (September 2012)

Taloga Wind Farm

Dewey County, Oklahoma - This 129.6 MW project was developed by RES Americas and later bought and built by Edison Mission Group of Santa Ana, California. The project consists of 54 Mitsubishi MWT95 2.4 MW wind turbines and went on-line in March 2012. Power from this project is purchased by Oklahoma Gas & Electric.  (September 2012)

OU Spirit Wind Farm

Woodward County, Oklahoma - This 101.2 MW project was developed by Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Renewables. The project consists of 66 Siemens SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines (2.3 MW each with a 93 meter rotor diameter) and went on-line in 2010. This project, originally called Keenan I wind farm, was sold outright to Oklahoma Gas & Electric and was renamed OU Spirit wind.  (September 2012)

Elk City I & II Wind Farms

Roger Mills & Beckham Counties, Oklahoma - These two wind farms were developed by NJ 101.2 MW project were developed by NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy) of Juno Beach, Fla. Elk City I consists of 43 Siemens SWT-2.3 wind turbines for a total capacity of 98.9 MW and went on-line in 2009. Elk City II  costs of 48 GE 1.5 MW turbines and 18 GE 1.6 MW turbines for a total capacity of 100.8 MW. Elk City II went on-line in 2010.  (October 2012)

Keenan II Wind Farm

Woodward County, Oklahoma - This 151.2 MW project was developed by Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Renewables. The project consists of 66 Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines (2.3 MW each with a 101 meter rotor diameter) and went on-line in 2010. Phase I of this project was sold outright to Oklahoma Gas & Electric and was renamed OU Spirit wind. Power for this project is sold to OG&E through a 20-year power purchase agreement. (September 2012)

Minco Wind Farm

Grady County, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 99.2 MW and was developed by NextEra Energy Resources of Juno Beach, Florida. The wind farm consists of 62 GE 1.6 MW turbines and reached commercial operation in 2010.  The project was constructed by Blattner Energy Group of Avon, Minn. (October 2012)

Minco II Wind Farm

Grady & Caddo Counties, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 100.8 MW and was developed by NextEra Energy Resources of Juno Beach, Florida. The wind farm consists of 63 GE xle 1.6 MW turbines and reached commercial operation in 2011.  (October 2012)

Blue Canyon VI Wind Farm

Caddo County, Oklahoma - This is a 99 MW project constructed by RES Americas for developer/owner Horizon Wind Energy of Houston, TX (now EDP Renewables of Madrid, Spain). This wind farm reached commercial operation in 2011 and consists of 55 Vestas 1.85 MW wind turbines. The energy is sold to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative. (November 2012)

Rocky Ridge Wind Project

Kiowa and Washita Counties, Oklahoma - This project is projected to be a 150 MW wind project of Lenexa, Kan.-based TradeWind Energy has been proposed for North Central Kiowa and South Central Washita Counties near the towns of Hobart, Rocky, and Sentinel, Oklahoma. The project could be expanded up to 300 MW. In June 2011, Enel bought a 51% stake in this project. The project will consist of 93 GE 1.6 MW turbines, while construction began in Fall 2011. (October 2011)

Crossroads Wind Farm

Dewey County, Oklahoma - The Crossroads wind farm located near Canton, OK, came on-line in January 2012 with a capacity of 227.5 MW. There are 98 Siemens wind turbines, including 95 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines and three of the new Siemens direct-drive, 3.0 MW generators. RES Americas developed and built the project, while Oklahoma Gas & Electric owns and uses the power from it.  The wind farm connects with OG&E's Windspeed transmission line, which was energized in 2010 and delivers wind power across the utility's electric service area. (October 2012)

Big Smile Wind Farm at Dempsey Ridge

Custer and Roger Mills Counties, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 132 MW and was developed by Acciona North America of Spain. The Big Smile wind farm reached commercial operation in May 2012.  (September 2012)

Chisholm View Wind Project

Garfield and Grant Counties, Oklahoma - Lenexa, Kan.-based TradeWind Energy developed this project and announced in Fall 2011 that they had reached agreement with Alabama Power Co. to sell the utility 235 MW of power from the Chisholm View Wind Farm. This project is located 15 miles north and east of Enid, OK and adjacent to Hunter, OK.  Through an agreement with TradeWind, Enel Green Power now controls the project and they announced in April 2012 that they had closed an equity partnership agreement with GE Capital. The project will cost around $375 million and will contribute around $5 million annually to the local economy through land rents and taxes.  An on-line date of December 2012 is expected. (April 2012))

Canadian Hills Wind Farm

Canadian County, Oklahoma - This project has a capacity of 295 MW and was originally developed by Apex Wind Energy of Charlottesville, VA with Atlantic Power Corporation of Boston, Mass. buying a majority interest in the project and securing financing. Atlantic Power will own and operate the wind farm.

The project consists of 135 turbines - 62 Mitsubishi MWT102 2.4 MW turbines and 73 REpower MM92 2.05 MW turbines. Construction began on the wind farm in May 2012 and commercial operation is expected later in 2012. Power off-takers for this project will be Southwestern Power Co. and, Grand River Dam Authority, each with 20-year PPA's and Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority with a 25-year PPA. Also of note, Google will be purchasing 48 MW of power from GRDA's portion of this project. (October 2012)

newBlackwell Wind Project

Kay County, Oklahoma - This 60 MW project was developed by local landowners and Brooklyn-based Own Energy. This project was sold to NextEra Energy Resources of Juno Beach, Florida, which constructed the project. Power for this project will be sold to Oklahoma Gas & Electric, who in turn will sell it to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater with a 20 year agreement. (January 2013)

Proposed Kansas Wind Projects

(Projects are listed alphabetically by county)

Berrendo Wind Project

Ellis County, Oklahoma - Boulder-based Berrendo Energy is in the process of developing a 200-400 MW wind farm in north of the town of Gage, OK, according to an October 2012 obstruction evaluation filings with the FAA.  Nothing more on this project is currently known. (November 2012)

Breckenridge Wind Project

Garfield County, Oklahoma - Lenexa, Kan.-based TradeWind Energy is in the process of developing a wind farm north and west of the small town of Breckenridge, according to Sept. 2012 obstruction evaluation filings with the FAA.  Nothing more on this project is currently known. (November 2012)

Chilocco Wind Project

Kay County, Oklahoma - Chicago-based PNE Wind USA, a subsidiary or German wind developer PNE Wind AG, is in the process of developing a wind farm in northern Kay County, just south of the OK-KS state line (and below Cowley County, KS) near the Chilocco Indian Agriculatural School, according to Sept. 2012 obstruction evaluation filings with the FAA.  Nothing more on this project is currently known. (November 2012)

Kay County Wind Project

Kay County, Oklahoma - Charlotte-based Apex Wind Energy is in the process of developing a wind farm in northern Kay County, just south of the OK-KS state line (and south of Cowley & Sumner Counties, KS), according to March 2012 obstruction evaluation filings with the FAA.  Nothing more on this project is currently known. (November 2012)

Osage County Wind Project

Osage County, Oklahoma - This is a 150 MW, construction-ready project of Wind Capital Group of St. Louis, MO. Located west of Pawhuska, Oklahoma in Osage County, WCG has a PPA with Missouri-based Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., which will buy all the power from the site. General Electric (GE) was awarded a contract to supply 94, GE 1.6 MW wind turbines to the project. At the same time, the Osage Nation tribe has opposed the project, arguing that the wind farm would interfere with their mineral rights in the county.  (November 2012)

Mustang Run Wind Farm

Osage County, Oklahoma - Lenexa, Kan.-based TradeWind Energy is developing a 150 MW, wind project approximately 13 miles west of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Like the Osage County Wind Farm proposed by Wind Capital Group, this project has been opposed by the Osage Nation tribe.  (November 2012)


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