15th largest plant in West Virginia · 2279th nationally
Laurel Mountain Hybrid is a wind power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 114 MW. It generates roughly 235.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,441 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Laurel Mountain Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | Belington |
| County | Barbour County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26250 |
| Coordinates | 39.00720, -79.88660 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 97.6 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 2 | Batteries | Battery | 16.0 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.