BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 302 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Van Wert County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57449
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 754 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8748, -84.5516
BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT, a 302 MW Wind power plant in Van Wert County, Ohio. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2011.
How BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT compares
With 302 MW of capacity, BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT ranks 22nd among the 102 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Ohio and is the largest of the 6 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 65% of Ohio's operating Wind capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 9th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 81% of the 99 operating Ohio plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Van Wert County with 2 other operating plants, ROBERT P MONE PLANT and COOPER FARMS VW PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 302 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 754 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 12% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC, about 3.7 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 771 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROBERT P MONE PLANT (594 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INdigital in Fort Wayne, about 38.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BLUE CREEK WIND PROJECT is a 302 MW wind power plant in Van Wert County, OH, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2011. Van Wert County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 86th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Van Wert County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 42.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Van Wert County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Van Wert County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.