BLUE CANYON WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 74 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Comanche County
- Operator
- BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 56081
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 10 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.5%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.9105, -98.5619
BLUE CANYON WIND FARM, a 74 MW Wind power plant in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Operated by BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER LLC, commissioned 2003.
How BLUE CANYON WIND FARM compares
With 74 MW of capacity, BLUE CANYON WIND FARM ranks 54th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 21st of the 23 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of Oklahoma's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 327th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 58% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Comanche County with 2 other operating plants, COMANCHE and BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER II.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 74 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 10 GWh in 2024 (a 1.5% capacity factor), down 88% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is ANANDARKO, about 21.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,633 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SOUTHWESTERN (658 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BLUE CANYON WIND FARM is a 74 MW wind power plant in Comanche County, OK, operated by BLUE CANYON WINDPOWER LLC, commissioned in 2003. Comanche County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Comanche County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 11.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 50.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 8.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Comanche County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Comanche County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.