OU SPIRIT WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Woodward County
- Operator
- OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57286
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 136 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 15%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.3353, -99.4814
OU SPIRIT WIND FARM, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Woodward County, Oklahoma. Operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 2009.
How OU SPIRIT WIND FARM compares
With 101 MW of capacity, OU SPIRIT WIND FARM ranks 44th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 14th of the 23 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of Oklahoma's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 232nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 73% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 10 operating plants in Oklahoma totaling 8,515 MW. It shares Woodward County with 3 other operating plants, including MOORELAND and KEENAN II WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 136 GWh in 2024 (a 15% capacity factor), down 21% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is WOODWARD (345 kV), about 6.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 679 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MOORELAND (305 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
OU SPIRIT WIND FARM is a 101 MW wind power plant in Woodward County, OK, operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 2009. Woodward County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Woodward County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 47.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Woodward 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 Woodward 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.