🌬 Wind Power Plants in West Virginia
West Virginia operates 8 wind power plants totaling 872 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 2.1M MWh.
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%.
Plants8operating
Capacity872 MWnameplate
Generation2.1M MWhannual
All West Virginia wind plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nedpower Mount Storm | Mount Storm | Grant County | 264 MW | Clearway Energy Operating Llc |
| Black Rock Wind | Elk Garden | Mineral County | 115 MW | Black Rock Wind Force, Llc |
| Laurel Mountain Hybrid | Belington | Barbour County | 114 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| New Creek Wind | New Creek | Grant County | 103 MW | New Creek Wind, Llc |
| Beech Ridge Energy Llc | Rupert | Greenbrier County | 101 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Mountaineer Wind Energy Center | Thomas | Tucker County | 66 MW | Sequitur Renewables, Llc |
| Beech Ridge Ii Wind Energy Center | Rupert | Greenbrier County | 56 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Pinnacle Wind Force Llc | Keyser | Mineral County | 54 MW | Pinnacle Wind, Llc |