109th largest plant in Ohio · 6421st nationally
Bowling Green Wind is a wind power plant in Ohio with a nameplate capacity of 7.2 MW. It generates roughly 4.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 437 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Bowling Green Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc |
| City | Bowling Green |
| County | Wood County |
| State | Ohio |
| ZIP | 43402 |
| Coordinates | 41.37860, -83.73830 |
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 | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Joint Venture 6 | Columbus, OH | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.