West Virginia To Host A 335 Megawatt Wind Farm

The article discusses the development of a new 335-megawatt wind farm in West Virginia, a state historically dominated by coal mining, particularly mountaintop removal mining—a practice that has caused significant environmental damage. Despite President Trump’s vocal opposition to wind turbines, citing concerns about natural landscapes and the reliability of wind and solar energy, wind power projects in West Virginia have been steadily advancing. Since 2002, the state has established eight utility-scale wind farms totaling 856 megawatts, demonstrating a growing renewable energy presence even within a coal-centric economy. A notable trend in West Virginia’s wind industry is the repowering of older wind farms to improve efficiency and capacity. For example, Clearway Energy Group upgraded the Pinnacle Wind Farm, increasing its capacity by 16% without adding more turbines. More significantly, Clearway has entered a power purchase agreement with Microsoft to repower the Mount Storm wind farm in Grant County, aiming to enhance its output with American-made turbines from Vestas. This