Blue Creek Wind Project
Avangrid Renewables, LLCVan Wert County
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.
Onshore Wind Turbine
Blue Creek Wind Project is operating.
345 kV · American Electric Power (AEP)
PJM
EIA plant 57449 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Operating | 302 | Unknown |
Avangrid announced a short-term power purchase agreement with American Municipal Power for part of Blue Creek’s output in February 2025. Blue Creek is an Ohio wind farm, separate from Avangrid’s California projects.
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302 MW 302 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine WT | Dec 2011 | Operating |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
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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.
PJM · Van Wert County
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
| 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.
Construction of the Blue Creek Wind Farm began.
The Ohio regulatory certificate was transferred from the Heartland proceeding to Blue Creek. The cited record does not characterize this transfer as a sale or disclose transaction consideration.
Iberdrola Renewables announced FirstEnergy Solutions will purchase 100 MW of Blue Creek output for 20 years beginning October 2012.
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Blue Creek Wind Farm achieved commercial operation.
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Avangrid announced a short-term power purchase agreement with American Municipal Power for part of Blue Creek’s output in February 2025. Blue Creek is an Ohio wind farm, separate from Avangrid’s California projects.
Blue Creek Wind Project reports 302 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Blue Creek Wind Project is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Van Wert County, OH, participating in the PJM market.
Blue Creek Wind Project is in Van Wert County, OH, inside the PJM balancing area.
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.
Blue Creek Wind Project reported 813.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Blue Creek Wind Project interconnects at Blue Creek Wind Farm Interconnect Switchyard, on the American Electric Power (AEP) system.
By capacity, Blue Creek Wind Project ranks #65 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 23 in OH.
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