Persimmon Creek Wind Farm
198.6 MW | Vici, Oklahoma | COD: August 2018
Persimmon Creek Wind Farm
198.6 MW | Vici, Oklahoma | COD: August 2018
What is Persimmon Creek?
Persimmon Creek is a 198.6 MW wind farm in Vici, Oklahoma that produces enough clean energy to power the equivalent of [s] homes’ annual energy usage.
Persimmon Creek was developed and originally owned by Scout Clean Energy, selling the project to Evergy in 2023 after five years of successful operation.
Persimmon Creek Wind Farm
Community Impacts:
Giving Back
Persimmon Creek will put approximately 23 million dollars back into the Vici community.
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Conservation
Scout worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to develop a comprehensive bird and bat conservation strategy during the development of Persimmon Creek, focusing specifically on the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, labeled a “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and recognized as the official state flying mammal of Oklahoma. Scout used wildlife-compatible fencing and infrastructure to minimize the project’s impacts to all avian and bat species and committed to an adaptive management asset management approach to protect at-risk avian species.
Persimmon Creek Wind Farm
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Persimmon Creek Wind Farm
198.6 MW | Vici, Oklahoma | COD: August 2018
What is Persimmon Creek?
Persimmon Creek is a 198.6 MW wind farm in Vici, Oklahoma that produces enough clean energy to power the equivalent of 75,000 homes’ annual energy usage.
Persimmon Creek was developed and originally owned by Scout Clean Energy, selling the project to Evergy in 2023 after five years of successful operation.
Community Impacts:
Giving Back
Persimmon Creek will put approximately 23 million dollars back into the Vici community.
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Conservation
Scout worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to develop a comprehensive bird and bat conservation strategy during the development of Persimmon Creek, focusing specifically on the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, labeled a “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and recognized as the official state flying mammal of Oklahoma. Scout used wildlife-compatible fencing and infrastructure to minimize the project’s impacts to all avian and bat species and committed to an adaptive management asset management approach to protect at-risk avian species.