Blue Creek Wind Farm

Wind farm in Ohio, USA

40°55′33″N 84°33′43″W / 40.92583°N 84.56194°W / 40.92583; -84.56194StatusOperationalConstruction beganSeptember 2010Commission dateJune 2012Construction cost$600 millionOwner(s)Iberdrola RenewablesOperator(s)Avangrid RenewablesWind farm TypeOnshorePower generation Units operational152 turbinesMake and modelGamesa G90-2.0 MWNameplate capacity304 MWCapacity factor29.9% (average 2013-2018)Annual net output797 GW·h

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The Blue Creek Wind Farm spanning Paulding and Van Wert County became the largest wind farm in the U.S. state of Ohio at approximately 40,500 acres upon its completion in 2012. With a generating capacity of 304 megawatts (MW), it produces enough electricity to service the equivalent of about 76,000 homes. It was the largest private investment in the state in 2011, with the construction alone directly employing about 500 workers. The annual land lease payments, operations and maintenance employment, and property and income tax revenues provide an ongoing stimulus to the local rural economy.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Electricity production

Blue Creek Wind Electricity Generation (MW·h)^[5]
Year	Total Annual MW·h
2011	29,303
2012	712,479
2013	821,816
2014	766,489
2015	809,329
2016	810,707
2017	829,176
2018	743,015
Average (years 2013–2018) →	796,755

References

^ "Blue Creek Wind Farm Presents Checks Worth Over $2.7 Million to Van Wert and Paulding Counties". businesswire.com. February 6, 2014.
^ "Blue Creek (USA)". thewindpower.net. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "A look at wind power's history in Ohio". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ "Blue Creek Wind Farm, Ohio". Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ "Blue Creek, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved April 28, 2019.