Beech Ridge II Wind Energy Center
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 62482 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate56MWSummer 56 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation144GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor29%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 109.8 | 33.2% | — |
| 2021 | 154.7 | 31.4% | — |
| 2022 | 133.6 | 27.1% | — |
| 2023 | 142.6 | 29.0% | — |
| 2024 | 138.6 | 28.1% | — |
| 2025 | 127.3 | 25.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 56.2 | 56.2 | May 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Beech Ridge Energy II, LLC | 100.0% | 56 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Beech Ridge Energy LLC | 101 MW | 10.9 km |
| Beech Ridge Energy Storage | 32 MW | 10.9 km |
| Gauley River Power Partners | 80 MW | 27 km |
| Hawks Nest Hydro | 102 MW | 49.3 km |
| Glen Ferris Hydro | 6 MW | 52.8 km |
| New River Clean Energy | 3 MW | 58.3 km |