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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]

Blue Creek Wind Farm
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°55′33″N 84°33′43″W
Status	Operational
Construction began	September 2010
Commission date	June 2012
Construction cost	$600 million
Owner(s)	Iberdrola Renewables
Operator(s)	Avangrid Renewables
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Units operational	152 turbines
Make and model	Gamesa G90-2.0 MW
Nameplate capacity	304 MW
Capacity factor	29.9% (average 2013-2018)
Annual net output	797 GW·h
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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

See also

• Wind power in Ohio
• Environmental impact of wind power
• List of wind farms in the United States

References

External links

• Fact Sheet - Blue Creek Wind Farm
• VIDEO: Blue Creek Wind Farm
• VIDEO (short): Blue Creek Wind Farm

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