Blue Creek Wind Project
Wind power plant in Van Wert County, Ohio. 302 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Avangrid Power LLC.
Also known as Blue Creek · EIA plant 57449
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 302 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2011First generator online
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLCEIA operator ID 15399
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- 3 PJM nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Van Wert County, OH40.9315, −84.5618
- EIA plant ID
- 57449EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Blue Creek Wind Project produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
811 GWh
811,429 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
30.7%
2024: 28.4%
January to July 2026
511 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
732.6–859.5
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2022
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | 29,303 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2012 | 712,479 | 26.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 821,816 | 31.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 766,489 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 809,329 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 810,707 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 829,176 | 31.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 743,015 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 781,432 | 29.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 779,963 | 29.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 732,582 | 27.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 859,532 | 32.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 734,180 | 27.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 754,400 | 28.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 811,429 | 30.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 510,783 | 33.2% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · PJMEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 302.0 | December 2011 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Avangrid Power LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Blue Creek Wind Project
How much power does Blue Creek Wind Project produce?
Blue Creek Wind Project reported 811,429 MWh (811 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 30.7% capacity factor on 302 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 511 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Blue Creek Wind Project?
Blue Creek Wind Project is in Van Wert County, Ohio, at 40.9315, −84.5618. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Blue Creek Wind Project?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Avangrid Power LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 15399). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Blue Creek Wind Project start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2011, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Blue Creek Wind Project?
Yes. InfraMap has PJM day-ahead and real-time prices at 3 price nodes linked to Blue Creek Wind Project, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- PJM day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page