Wind power in West Virginia

Electricity from wind in one U.S. state

The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that West Virginia has significant wind power development opportunities,[1] with a potential of 69 gigawatts. As of the start of 2020, there were 376 wind turbines in operation in West Virginia with a generating capacity of 686 megawatts (MW) and responsible for 2.7% of in-state electricity production. An additional 56 MW was under construction.[2]

The state, a major coal producer, passed renewable portfolio standard legislation in 2009, but repealed it in 2015.[2][3]

## Statistics

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West Virginia Wind Generation Capacity by Year

Source:[4]

West Virginia Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)

Year  | Total  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec
2002 | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
2003 | 171 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20
2004 | 160 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19
2005 | 154 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22
2006 | 173 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 23
2007 | 166 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22
2008 | 393 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 56 | 68 | 72
2009 | 744 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 71 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 46 | 71 | 68 | 86
2010 | 940 | 92 | 79 | 85 | 86 | 66 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 66 | 114 | 89 | 112
2011 | 1,103 | 102 | 113 | 112 | 114 | 49 | 62 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 122 | 124 | 132
2012 | 1,285 | 201 | 147 | 136 | 130 | 59 | 90 | 85 | 41 | 65 | 98 | 100 | 133
2013 | 1,386 | 175 | 154 | 174 | 140 | 134 | 78 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 157 | 152
2014 | 1,451 | 166 | 146 | 167 | 143 | 100 | 62 | 76 | 64 | 67 | 154 | 157 | 149
2015 | 1,376 | 158 | 137 | 181 | 137 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 44 | 71 | 122 | 147 | 136
2016 | 1,430 | 166 | 164 | 134 | 120 | 74 | 92 | 69 | 57 | 67 | 130 | 135 | 222
2017 | 1,683 | 149 | 137 | 183 | 174 | 162 | 132 | 103 | 77 | 103 | 147 | 153 | 163
2018 | 1,771 | 185 | 160 | 181 | 181 | 146 | 144 | 88 | 110 | 106 | 147 | 158 | 165
2019 | 1,632 | 157 | 133 | 145 | 165 | 146 | 133 | 101 | 92 | 112 | 147 | 145 | 156
2020 | 1,899 | 201 | 185 | 181 | 206 | 205 | 121 | 72 | 92 | 88 | 139 | 196 | 213
2021 | 1,623 | 197 | 129 | 205 | 170 | 106 | 84 | 82 | 59 | 112 | 139 | 133 | 207
2022 | 2,028 | 170 | 203 | 244 | 217 | 140 | 122 | 110 | 88 | 147 | 184 | 240 | 163
2023 | 2087 | 247 | 253 | 245 | 166 | 140 | 134 | 108 | 120 | 80 | 163 | 206 | 226
2024 | 405 | 228 | 177 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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## List of wind farms

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* Beech Ridge Wind Farm
* Mount Storm Wind Farm \- The 264-megawatt wind farm in Grant County consists of 132 turbines along 12 miles of the Allegheny Front.
* Mountaineer Wind Energy Center

## See also

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* Wind power portal
* Renewable energy portal
* Energy portal
* United States portal

* Solar power in West Virginia
* Wind power in the United States
* Renewable energy in the United States

## References

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1. ^ WV Department of Commerce (11 May 2015). "West Virginia Department of Commerce Wind Energy". wvcommerce.org. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
2. ^ a b "West Virginia Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. ^ "State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals". National Association of State Legislatures. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
4. ^ "U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
5. ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

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