Blue Canyon Windpower II — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56335
- Capacity
- 151.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Comanche, OK
- Operating Since
- 2005
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 543,123 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 40.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Blue Canyon Windpower II
OperatingWind
Ranked #35 of 69 Wind plants in OK#478 of 1442 nationally
151.4 MW Wind operating in Comanche, OK — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
151.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.8661, -98.6056
County
Comanche, OK
Nearby Plants
- Blue Canyon WindpowerWind74.3 MW · 3.1 km
- Blue Canyon Windpower VI LLCWind99.8 MW · 6.9 km
- Blue Canyon Windpower V LLCWind99 MW · 12.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Blue Canyon Windpower II is a 151.4 MW wind power plant located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 2005 and is owned and operated by Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks as the 35th largest of 57 wind plants in Oklahoma, and 472nd of 734 nationally. The plant's balancing authority is the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The wind turbine is a Vestas V80-1.8 model, with a rotor diameter of 80 meters and a hub height of 67 meters. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 543,123 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 40.9%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $26.09 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
28.9K MWh
Latest Month
543.1K MWh
Annual Generation
40.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$71.7/MWh
PPA Price
Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
BLUECANYON2
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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