Wind Park Bear Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56299
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Luzerne, PA
- Operating Since
- 2006
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 68,867.22 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 32.8%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Wind Park Bear Creek
OperatingWind
Ranked #25 of 28 Wind plants in PA#1061 of 1442 nationally
24 MW Wind operating in Luzerne, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
24 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.2353, -75.7531
County
Luzerne, PA
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Iberdrola Australia | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Infigen Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Infigen Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Bear Creek Wind Power Project is a wind farm located in Bear Creek Township near Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA, with twelve Gamesa 2.0 MW wind turbines that began commercial operation in March 2006. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 24 MW, producing about 61.4 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually. Bear Creek usually operates at roughly a 30% capacity factor until the winter months when winds are stronger and it runs near 70 percent capacity.
Read more on WikipediaWind Park Bear Creek is a 24 MW wind power plant located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2006 and is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is situated within the RFC NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 78 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Gamesa and are model G87-2.0. In the most recent year of reported data, Wind Park Bear Creek generated 68,867 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 32.8%. The plant ranks 25th out of 28 wind facilities in Pennsylvania and 1048th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Bear Creek WF
OperationalWind26 MWPJM
Generation
7.4K MWh
Latest Month
68.9K MWh
Annual Generation
32.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Bear Creek Wind Farm Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
4.217 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
EASTMNTN69 KV T2
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Load Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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