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
Energy security
Energy security
Blue Canyon helps strengthen energy security for the state of Oklahoma and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.
Wind energy and land use
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.
Wind energy and American manufacturing
Wind energy and American manufacturing
450+ American factories produce parts and materials for the U.S. wind industry, which employs 130,000+ Americans.
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.
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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