Laurel Mountain Hybrid
Barbour County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 57447 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
×16 MW battery retired since 2020 (latest Jul 2025)
Nameplate98MWSummer 98 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation269GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor31%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.2 | 26.3% | — |
| 2012 | 196.5 | 22.9% | — |
| 2013 | 212.4 | 24.8% | — |
| 2014 | 237.2 | 27.8% | — |
| 2015 | 222.4 | 26.0% | — |
| 2016 | 213.3 | 25.7% | — |
| 2017 | 241.7 | 29.2% | — |
| 2018 | 239.3 | 28.9% | — |
| 2019 | 227.1 | 27.1% | — |
| 2020 | 225.6 | 26.8% | — |
| 2021 | 181.8 | 21.7% | — |
| 2022 | 197.3 | 23.6% | — |
| 2023 | 235.6 | 28.2% | — |
| 2024 | 241 | 28.6% | — |
| 2025 | 265.5 | 31.3% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 97.6 | 97.6 | Aug 2011 | Operating | — | ge 1.6 SLE |
| 2 | Batteries | BA | 16 | 16 | Oct 2011 | Retired Jul 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 98 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Tygart Hydropower | — | 32 km |
| Mountaineer Wind Energy Center | 66 MW | 35.9 km |
| Davis Solar (WV) | — | 41.6 km |
| Roth Rock Wind Farm LLC | 40 MW | 45.4 km |
| ESC Harrison County Power | — | 48.8 km |
| Roth Rock North Wind Farm, LLC | 10 MW | 49.9 km |