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Blue Canyon Wind Farm

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Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Thursday 30, July 2020
Installed capacity of 423-megawatts

Project overview

Blue Canyon Wind Farm consists of four phases and is located on the Slick Hills terrain of southwestern Oklahoma near the city of Apache in Caddo, Comanche, and Kiowa Counties.

Economic benefits

Blue Canyon Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Blue Canyon Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$80.6 million
Total project impact
$33.5 million
Paid to local governments
$22.2+ million
Paid to landowners
$24.9 million
Spent locally
Job creation
388 construction jobs and 41 permanent jobs created

Renewable energy technology

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Energy security

Blue Canyon helps strengthen energy security for the state of Oklahoma and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.
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Wind energy and land use

Wind turbines have a limited footprint, leaving 98% of the project’s leased land available for farming, or wildlife habitat.
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Wind energy and American manufacturing

450+ American factories produce parts and materials for the U.S. wind industry, which employs 130,000+ Americans.
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752 million gallons of water saved each year

Blue Canyon saves more than 752 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.

Downloads

Oklahoma State Fact Sheet
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PDF . 1.49 MB
About EDPR NA
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PDF . 2.83 MB

Contact us

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
Operations & Maintenance Office

3109 State Highway 19
Carnegie, OK 73015

580.654.1955
BlueCanyon@edpr.com

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