Clear Creek Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63025
- Capacity
- 242 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Nodaway, MO
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Clear Creek Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- Tenaska Energy
- Annual Generation
- 466,222 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- MRO
Clear Creek Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #5 of 15 Wind plants in MO#190 of 1442 nationally
242 MW Wind operating in Nodaway, MO — Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
242 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.4761, -94.9118
County
Nodaway, MO
Nearby Plants
- Contrail Wind FarmWind112.4 MW · 21.2 km
- NodawayNatural Gas315.6 MW · 23.3 km
- White Cloud Wind Project, LLCWind236.5 MW · 25.4 km
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 | Clear Creek Wind, LLC | NAES | — |
| Owner(s) | Tenaska Clear Creek Debt Holdco, LLC | Tenaska Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Clear Creek Wind is a 242 MW wind power plant located in Nodaway County, Missouri. The facility began operating in 2020 and is owned by Tenaska Energy and operated by Clear Creek Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes two onshore wind turbine generators. The turbines have a hub height of 92 meters and a rotor diameter of 120 meters, and are manufactured by Vestas, model V120-2.2.
In its most recent year of operation, Clear Creek Wind generated 466,222 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.0%. The plant is interconnected to the grid within the Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. Clear Creek Wind ranks as the 5th largest wind farm out of 11 in the state of Missouri, and 187th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
63.9K MWh
Latest Month
466.2K MWh
Annual Generation
22.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Atchison; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 11:23AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Atchison; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 11:23AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO·5 days ago
General
Wind Company Loses Court Battle with Grid Operator and FERC: Facility Needs to Pay its Own Way
On July 19, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a wind farm's challenge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's)...
The Institute for Energy Research·1 years ago
Grid·interconnection
FERC complaint highlights ‘structural problem’ for renewables
A Midwest wind farm was hit with unexpected costs from connecting to the wider grid in a case that could discourage renewable energy...
E&E News by POLITICO·4 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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