Avangrid Commences Power Generation at Ohio's Powell Creek Solar Project
Avangrid has commenced commercial operations at its 202 MW Powell Creek Solar Project in Ohio, strengthening the regional grid ahead of peak summer demand and boosting local economic development.
June 09, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
Powell Creek is a timely addition to the regional electric grid ahead of peak summer demand and represents new American energy capacity that will help to meet the growing power needs from data centers, domestic manufacturing, and electrification, said the company in a statement.
Commenting on the development, Pedro Azagra, CEO, Avangrid said, “Avangrid has achieved commercial operations at Powell Creek at a pivotal moment for the local community in Ohio, where rapidly growing energy demand requires new sources of power generation. Putting this critical project into service demonstrates Avangrid’s unique ability to deliver on the energy needs of communities across the country. In addition to this needed power, Powell Creek is providing important benefits to the local, state, and regional economies. Projects like this represent significant capital investments that generate hundreds of construction jobs, permanent employment opportunities, and new tax revenue that supports important public services in the local community.”
Powell Creek is in Northwest Ohio near the town of Miller City and reached commercial operation in April. The project includes over 300,000 solar panels and supported about 500 jobs during construction, most of them filled with local union workers from the region.
The project is directly supporting the community through new jobs, tax revenue, and landowner payments. Powell Creek is expected to contribute an estimated USD 31 million to local taxing jurisdictions over its lifetime and about USD 1.1 million in annual lease payments. In a unique relationship, Miller City is capturing significant revenue from the project which it will use to construct a new sewer line to encourage new home and business development. Growth was historically limited there because the village’s homes, businesses, and school run on individual septic systems.
Jim Erford, Mayor of Miller City said, “Partnership with Avangrid has been and will be beneficial to Miller City. This is a major economic development opportunity that will help us grow for the first time in many years, bringing new families and businesses to our Northwest Ohio community.”
According to a recent US National Power Demand Study by S&P Global, energy demand in the US could rise by as much as 50 percent by 2040, driven largely by new data centres. Projects like Powell Creek are helping to meet growing energy needs, improve the reliability of regional electric grids, and deliver sustained economic growth.
Powell Creek is Avangrid’s second energy project in Ohio, following the 304 MW Blue Creek project built in 2012. Avangrid now has over 500 MW of installed capacity in Ohio, which can generate enough electricity for over 100,000 US homes annually. Avangrid’s Ohio footprint contributed about USD 3 million in state and local taxes last year and about USD 5 million in lease payments to participating landowners.
Avangrid has added nearly 600 MW of domestic energy capacity to the US grid in the past six months. The company operates about 10.5 GW of energy capacity across the country.
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