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Operational Wind Projects (330 MW)
Shell Wind Energy/Dominion/Nedpower (Mount Storm) 264 MW
Florida Power and Light (WV Wind Energy Center) 66 MW
Permitted wind projects (626 MW):
Invenergy ( Beech Ridge) 186 MW
US Wind Force (Mt. Storm) 150 MW
AES Corp. (Laurel Mountain) 125 MW
AES Corp. (New Creek) 165 MW
Project before the WVPSC
US Wind Force – (Pinnacle) 55 MW
TOTAL OPERATIONAL, PERMITTED AND UNDER REVIEW 1,011 MW Wind Project Development in West Virginia, 2009
Two West Virginia awards by US DOE’s “20% Wind Energy by 2030”:
Two West Virginia awards by US DOE’s “20% Wind Energy by 2030” To WVDOE, Marshall University and West Virginia University on overcoming West Virginia challenges, especially market impact issues (property values, siting and grid availability) and enhancing outreach and research activities through establishment of a Research Council
To the Mountain Institute for reviewing barriers in the Appalachian Region such as land ownership, ecological/cultural factors, project scale, public policy and private business practices
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Some West Virginia wind issues and opportunities :
Some West Virginia wind issues and opportunities Issues
Environmental
Community
Transmission/connection
Opportunities
Impacts of RPS requirements
Growth of small wind
Surface mine site utilization
Questions?:
Questions? Bill Willis
West Virginia Division of Energy
304-558-2234
Bill.G.Willis@wv.gov