Weatherford Wind Energy Center Summary

  • Customer: Public Service Company of Oklahoma
  • Owner and operator: FPL Energy
  • Location: Near Weatherford in Custer County
  • Area: Approximately 3,800 acres
  • Capacity: 106.5 megawatts (106,500 kilowatts), enough power for more than 31,000 homes
  • Turbines: 71, supplied by GE Energy, each with a capacity of 1.5 megawatts (1,500 kilowatts)
  • Height: 262 feet at the hub in the center of the blades
  • Blade length: 126 feet
  • Wind speeds for operation: 8 to 56 mph
  • Optimum wind speed for power generation: 25 to 35 mph
  • Date in service: April 2005

Expansion

  • Area: Approximately 1,400 acres
  • Capacity: 40.5 megawatts (40,500 kilowatts)
  • Turbines: 27, each with a capacity of 1.5 megawatts (1,500 kilowatts)
  • Projected date in service: December 2005