The Traverse Wind Energy Center, billed as one of the largest wind facilities in the world and the largest ever built in a single phase in North America, has commenced commercial operations in Blaine and Custer counties in north central Oklahoma.
Ninety years ago, Oklahoma was at the heart of the region toapart by the Dust Bowl, a result of economic policies, shifting weather and overplowing that allowed the open plains' high winds to sweep through and whip the earth into massive dust storms. Today those same winds are helping to bring that land back into productive use - and contributing to a cleaner atmosphere in the
The 998-megawatt Traverse Energy Center has achieved commercial operations and is the largest of three wind energy projects collectively known as the North Central Energy. | March 21, 2022