26th largest plant in Missouri · 1282nd nationally
Clear Creek Wind is a wind power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 242 MW. It generates roughly 579.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 55,142 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Clear Creek Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Clear Creek Wind, Llc |
| City | Maryville |
| County | Nodaway County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64468 |
| Coordinates | 40.36980, -94.89201 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V120 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 220 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| V110 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 22.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tenaska Clear Creek Debt Holdco, Llc | Omaha, NE | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
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%.