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59.8 MW Wind operating in Kay, OK — Southwest Power Pool
59.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.8485, -97.4253
County
Kay, OK
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blackwell Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Blackwell Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLC is a 59.8 MW wind power plant located in Kay County, Oklahoma. The facility began operating in 2012 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Blackwell Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, it uses Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 108 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its latest year of reported generation, NextEra-Blackwell Wind produced 86,729 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 16.5%. The plant ranks 68th out of 69 wind facilities in Oklahoma and 894th out of 1424 nationally. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $24.54 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
10.3K MWh
Latest Month
86.7K MWh
Annual Generation
16.5%
Capacity Factor
Blackwell Wind, LLC · Data from 2019–2021
$24.5/MWh
PPA Price
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OKGECWBYWIND
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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