Triple Oak Power – Past and Present Projects
Triple Oak Power is a renewable energy developer focused on wind, solar, and battery storage projects across the United States. While the company presents itself as experienced in working with rural communities and landowners, many of its current projects - particularly in Arizona - are facing growing local opposition.
This page summarizes Triple Oak’s known projects and development activities based on publicly available information.
Arizona Projects
Camino Madre Renewable Power (Yavapai County)
Capacity: Approximately 450 MW of wind and solar generation plus 300 MW of battery storage. There will be approximately 76 wind turbines, each being 660 feet tall.
Status: In early development. MET test towers have been approved; full permitting is pending.
Public Reaction: The project has sparked significant community concern and organized opposition in the Seligman area. Residents have raised issues about visual impact, wildlife corridors, noise, and the industrialization of sensitive checkerboard land bordering Prescott National Forest. Many feel the company has not been fully transparent with directly affected landowners.
Black Ridge Renewable Project (Apache County, near St. Johns)
Capacity: 1,150 MW (wind + solar + battery storage).
Status: In active development, with a target commercial operation date around 2029.
Public Reaction: Local residents in Apache County have expressed strong concerns about the scale of the project and its potential effects on the landscape, ranching, and quality of life. Opposition has been vocal in community forums.
Other Notable Projects
Cabin Creek Wind (Craig County, Oklahoma)
Capacity: 300 MW
Status: In development
Details: Involves partnerships with dozens of local ranchers and landowners. The company highlights economic benefits such as property tax revenue. Some local opposition has emerged in northeast Oklahoma regarding turbine placement and visual impacts.
Long Grain Wind (Crittenden County, Arkansas)
Capacity: 200 MW
Status: In development
Details: Has faced calls from some local residents for a moratorium due to concerns about the number and size of turbines in the area.
Great Bend Wind (Lincoln County, Washington)
Capacity: 300 MW
Status: In early development stages.
Home Range (Kearny and Finney Counties, Kansas)
Capacity: 1,000 MW
Status: In development (one of the larger projects in their pipeline).
Prairie Switch Wind (Wharton County, Texas)
Capacity: 163 MW
Status: Successfully developed and sold in 2023.
Details: This appears to be one of Triple Oak’s completed projects. It involved approximately 48 turbines on private land and was sold to another company (Fengate).
Overall Track Record
Triple Oak Power states it has worked on projects across 14 states with a total development pipeline of 7–8 GW. Their only clearly completed and sold project to date is the Prairie Switch Wind Farm in Texas.
Many of their current projects are still in the development or permitting phase. In Arizona - both with Camino Madre and Black Ridge - the company is encountering organized local resistance similar to what has occurred in other rural areas where large-scale wind development has been proposed.
Critics in multiple states have raised consistent concerns about:Visual impact on rural landscapesEffects on wildlife and migration corridors
Noise and quality of lifeTransparency with nearby (non-leasing) residents
Participating landowners often cite lease payments and tax revenue as benefits, while many non-participating residents express frustration over the industrialization of their communities.
Summary
Triple Oak Power has demonstrated a business model of developing projects and then selling them after completion, as seen with Prairie Switch in Texas. While they frequently talk about “caring about the community” and long-term partnerships, selling the project means they essentially walk away once the money is made.
It’s all about the money.
For the people who actually live near these projects, the impacts - visual blight, noise, wildlife disruption, and loss of rural character - remain long after Triple Oak has cashed out and moved on to the next deal.This pattern should give every Yavapai County resident serious pause about the proposed Camino Madre project.