How big is Laurel Mountain?

Laurel Mountain reports 97.6 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is Laurel Mountain?

Laurel Mountain is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Barbour County, WV, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Laurel Mountain located?

Laurel Mountain is in Barbour County, WV, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Laurel Mountain?

Laurel Mountain is operated by AES Distributed Energy according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Laurel Mountain generate?

Laurel Mountain reported 265.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Laurel Mountain compare to other plants?

By capacity, Laurel Mountain ranks #725 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #5 of 8 in WV.

Laurel Mountain — 98 MW wind farm, Barbour County, WV

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 57447 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Wind: 97.6 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (2)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Laurel Mountain Hybrid
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	97.6	Unknown
2	Batteries	Retired	16	16

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 39.00077, -79.88694
Filed location · EIA: 39.00720, -79.88660

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Aug 8, 2025
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	97.6 MW 97.6 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT	Aug 2011	Operating
2	16 MW 16 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Oct 2011 Retirement: Jul 2025	Operating

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Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

AES Energy StorageOperatorstorage owner-operator A123 SystemsEquipment supplierbattery supplier

General ElectricEquipment supplier

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

AES Distributed Energy

Entity 61012

Operating portfolio

217 plants

23 states

Reported capacity

4,415.6 MW

Batteries · Onshore Wind Turbine · Solar Photovoltaic

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