122nd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4420th nationally
Wind Park Bear Creek is a wind power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 24.0 MW. It generates roughly 52.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,004 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Wind Park Bear Creek |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Bear Creek |
| County | Luzerne County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 18702 |
| Coordinates | 41.23528, -75.75306 |
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 | 24.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 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%.