Mountaineer Wind Energy Center
{{Short description|Wind farm in West Virginia, U.S.}}
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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.newwindenergy.com/wind-farms/wind-farms-googlemap/existing-project-mountaineer/ | title=Mountaineer Wind Energy Center | year=2009 | accessdate=2009-03-02 | publisher=Community Energy, Inc. | author=Community Energy, Inc. | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129202826/http://www.newwindenergy.com/wind-farms/wind-farms-googlemap/existing-project-mountaineer/ | archive-date=2013-01-29 | url-status=dead }} When it came online in December 2002, Mountaineer was the first wind farm in West Virginia, and the largest east of the Mississippi River.{{cite web|url=http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/fossil/renewables/mountaineer_wind_energy_center.htm |title=Mountaineer Wind Energy Center |year=2009 |accessdate=2009-03-02 |publisher=Exelon Corporation |author=Exelon Corporation |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201060859/http://exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/fossil/renewables/mountaineer_wind_energy_center.htm |archivedate=February 1, 2009 }} Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is owned and operated by Florida Power & Light.{{cite web | url=http://www.allbusiness.com/energy-utilities/utilities-industry-electric-power-power/5008674-1.html | title=West Virginia Wind Farm Continues to Have Positive Environmental and Economic Impact.| date=February 14, 2005 | accessdate=2009-03-02 | publisher=Business Wire | author=Business Wire }} 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.
Energy production capacity
Emissions offsets
In 2005, Mountaineer Wind Energy Center offset generation emissions totaling approximately 162,000 tons of carbon dioxide, nearly 900 tons of sulfur dioxide, and more than 400 tons of nitrogen oxide.
Energy consumption
In May 2004, an aggregation of municipality and county agencies in Maryland, led by Montgomery County, signed a contract with Washington Gas to purchase wind energy to meet five percent of the collective's combined electricity usage.{{cite web | url=http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/markets/marketing.shtml?page=2&companyid=268&print | title=Green Power Marketing: Washington Gas Energy Services| date=2008-09-10 | accessdate=2009-03-02 | publisher=U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | author=U.S. Department of Energy}} Under the two-year agreement, the group that includes six county agencies, 11 municipalities, and Prince George's County, will collectively purchase 38 million kWh of wind energy annually sourced from Mountaineer Wind Energy Center.
See also
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References
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2002
Category:Buildings and structures in Preston County, West Virginia
Category:Buildings and structures in Tucker County, West Virginia