30th largest plant in Ohio · 1022nd nationally
Blue Creek Wind Project is a wind power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 302 MW. It generates roughly 734.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 69,921 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Blue Creek Wind Project |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Paulding |
| County | Van Wert County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 45616 |
| Coordinates | 40.93151, -84.56182 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 302 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.