27th largest plant in Alaska · 4410th nationally
Eva Creek Wind is a wind power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 24.6 MW. It generates roughly 31.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,964 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Eva Creek Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc |
| City | Healy |
| County | Denali County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99743 |
| Coordinates | 64.05833, -148.90000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVW | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 24.6 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| Balancing Authority | No Ba |
|---|
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%.