Laurel Mountain is a 97.6MW onshore wind power project. It is located in West Virginia, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2011.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Onshore	97.6	97.6	–	Active	West Virginia, the US	The AES

Description

The project is developed and owned by The AES. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project generates 260,000MWh of electricity. The project cost is $250m.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in September 2011.

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Contractors Involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 61 units of 1.6-82.5 turbines, each with 1.6MW nameplate capacity.

The AES Corp (AES) is a power utility. It generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company produces energy using the hydro, pet coke, diesel, biomass, oil, solar, heavy fuel oil, landfill gas, wind, coal, gas and energy storage sources. Under power purchase agreements, it sells the electricity to utilities, industrial users and other intermediaries. AES also owns and operates electric utilities, which generate, purchase, transmit, distribute and sell electricity to serve customers in the residential, industrial, commercial and governmental sectors. The company has operational presence in North America, Asia, Europe, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. AES is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the US.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.