103rd largest plant in Oklahoma · 3111th nationally
Blue Canyon Windpower is a wind power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 74.3 MW. It generates roughly 64.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,130 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 10% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Blue Canyon Windpower |
|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Canyon Windpower Llc |
| City | Carnegie |
| County | Comanche County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73015 |
| Coordinates | 34.85078, -98.57731 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EW | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 74.3 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.