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Laurel Mountain Hybrid

Laurel Mountain Hybrid is a 97.6 MW operating wind farm in Barbour County, West Virginia, operated by AES Distributed Energy.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 2011 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJul 2025 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Onshore Wind Turbine98 MW OperatingAug 2011
2Batteries16 MW
16 MWh
RetiredOct 2011Jul 2025

Plant details

Operator
AES Distributed Energy
Location
Barbour County, West Virginia
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 97.6 MW
Retired: 16.0 MW
First unit online
Aug 2011
EIA plant ID
57447

Location

39.0072, -79.8866

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem