How big is Blue Creek Wind Project?

Blue Creek Wind Project has a reported capacity of 302 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Blue Creek Wind Project?

Blue Creek Wind Project is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Van Wert County, OH, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Blue Creek Wind Project located?

Blue Creek Wind Project is in Van Wert County, OH, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Blue Creek Wind Project?

Blue Creek Wind Project is operated by Avangrid Power LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Blue Creek Wind Project generate?

Blue Creek Wind Project reported 802.1 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Blue Creek Wind Project connect to the grid?

Blue Creek Wind Project interconnects at Blue Creek Wind Farm Interconnect Switchyard, on the American Electric Power (AEP) system.

How does Blue Creek Wind Project compare to other plants?

By capacity, Blue Creek Wind Project ranks #60 of 1,362 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 22 in OH.

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Onshore Wind TurbinePJM · Van Wert County

Blue Creek Wind Project

Avangrid Renewables, LLC · Van Wert County · PJM

Blue Creek Wind Project is a wind power facility with 302 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Van Wert County, Ohio, registered as EIA Plant ID 57449. Avangrid Renewables, LLC is the public owner or developer; Avangrid Power LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Blue Creek was Ohio’s first modern, commercial-scale wind project. At completion, it was the largest single-phase project in Avangrid Renewables’ U.S. wind fleet.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 302 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 57449
Avangrid Power LLC · Van Wert County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Blue Creek Wind Project is operating.
Grid connection: Blue Creek Wind Farm Interconnect Switchyard
345 kV · American Electric Power (AEP)

Profile

Grid role: Commercial wind-generation facility supplying contracted energy to regional customers through power-purchase arrangements.
Grid connection: Blue Creek Wind Farm Interconnect Switchyard · 345 kV · American Electric Power (AEP).
Context: Blue Creek was Ohio’s first modern, commercial-scale wind project. At completion, it was the largest single-phase project in Avangrid Renewables’ U.S. wind fleet.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 302 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
Operating status: operating
Blue Creek Wind Project is operating.
Interconnection: Blue Creek Wind Farm Interconnect Switchyard
345 kV · American Electric Power (AEP)
Location: Van Wert County
PJM
Operator

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	302 MW 302 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT	Dec 2011	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 302 MW
National rank: #60
OH rank: #1

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

802.1 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

30.7%

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN133414

IN SERVICE · 345 kV

0.3 km

UNKNOWN137543

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Transactions and agreements

Offtake Agreement

Feb 8, 2011

Iberdrola Renewables announced FirstEnergy Solutions will purchase 100 MW of Blue Creek output for 20 years beginning October 2012.

100 MW contracted20 yearsIberdrola Renewables LLC · FirstEnergy Solutions

Iberdrola Renewables and FirstEnergy Solutions Sign Agreement for Largest Wind Power Project in Ohio - Avangrid

Land and environmental record

HCP Permit Area

Nov 2019

40,426-acre Permit Area

Blue Creek Habitat Conservation Plan defines Permit Area (where covered-species take may occur and be authorized) as 16,360 hectares or 40,426 acres in Van Wert and Paulding Counties.

Source

Initial Project Area And Land Control

Aug 23, 2010

40,500-acre project area; approximately 17,000 acres leased from about 140 participating landowners

Ohio Power Siting Board initial case description: up to 175 turbines proposed within 40,500-acre project area, with approximately 17,000 leased acres from approximately 140 participating landowners.

09-1066-EL-BGN:Blue Creek Wind Farm

Reported Emissions Offset

May 2025

Approximately 725,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions offset per year

Avangrid's project page reports annual CO2-emissions offsetting of approximately 725 thousand tonnes for Blue Creek wind farm.

Blue Creek Onshore Wind Farm - Iberdrola

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Apr 23, 2007
Apr 23, 2007
Iberdrola acquired predecessor corporate platformPPM Energy ...
PPM Energy joined the Iberdrola group through Iberdrola’s acquisition of ScottishPower. PPM Energy later changed its name to Iberdrola Renewables, Inc.; this was a corporate-parent transaction rather than a documented sale of the Blue Creek project itself.
Sep 2010

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Avangrid Power LLC

Entity 15399

Operating portfolio

73 plants

22 states

Reported capacity

9,016.6 MW

Onshore Wind Turbine · Solar Photovoltaic

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Karankawa Wind LLC	307.1 MW	TX
La Joya NM	306.2 MW	NM
Blue Creek Wind ProjectCurrent	302 MW	OH
Streator Cayuga Ridge South	300 MW	IL
El Cabo Wind	298 MW	NM
Klondike Windpower III	297.5 MW	OR
True North Solar, LLC	238.8 MW	TX
Patriot Wind Farm	226.1 MW	TX

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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