16th largest plant in West Virginia · 2402nd nationally
New Creek Wind is a wind power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 103 MW. It generates roughly 294.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 28,040 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | New Creek Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | New Creek Wind, Llc |
| City | New Creek |
| County | Grant County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26743 |
| Coordinates | 39.20064, -79.14064 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCG01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 103 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| 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%.