WV Wind Farms
WV state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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NedPower Mount Storm I | 164 | 82 | Grant County |
NedPower Mount Storm II | 100 | 50 | Grant County |
New Creek Wind | 103 | 49 | Grant County |
Beech Ridge | 101 | 67 | Greenbrier County |
Black Rock | 115 | 23 | Mineral County |