BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Greenbrier County
- Operator
- INVENERGY SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57151
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 228 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 26%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.0878, -80.4925
BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLC, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2010.
How BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLC compares
With 101 MW of capacity, BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLC ranks 16th among the 31 operating power plants Bywatts maps in West Virginia and 3rd of the 5 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of West Virginia's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 244th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 83% of the 31 operating West Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 228 GWh in 2024 (a 26% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by APPALACHIAN POWER CO, about 1.5 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: GAULEY RIVER POWER PARTNERS (80 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLC is a 101 MW wind power plant in Greenbrier County, WV, operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2010. Greenbrier County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 23rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Greenbrier County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 21.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 43.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Greenbrier County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Greenbrier County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.