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66 MW Wind operating in Tucker, WV — PJM Interconnection, LLC
66 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.1828, -79.5372
County
Tucker, WV
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sequitur Renewables, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Sequitur Renewables, LLC | GlidePath | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as GlidePath
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Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is a wind farm on Backbone Mountain in Preston and Tucker counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. When it came online in December 2002, Mountaineer was the first wind farm in West Virginia, and the largest east of the Mississippi River. Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is owned and operated by Florida Power & Light. Exelon Generation purchases the power produced by Mountaineer and markets it across the Mid-Atlantic region through its partnership with Community Energy, Inc., a leading wind energy marketer in the United States.
Read more on WikipediaMountaineer Wind Energy Center is a 66 MW wind power plant located in Tucker County, West Virginia. The facility, which began operating in 2002, is owned and operated by Sequitur Renewables, LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The plant's turbines have a hub height of 70 meters and a rotor diameter of 72 meters, and were manufactured by NEG Micon, model NM72.
The plant's latest annual generation was 113,497 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.7%. Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is within the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the 5th largest of 7 wind plants in West Virginia, and 866th out of 1424 wind plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
12.5K MWh
Latest Month
113.5K MWh
Annual Generation
19.7%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $125.1M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
WILLIAM 34 KV BACKBONE
Pricing Hub
AEP-DAYTON HUB
Alt. Hub / Zone
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP