The Beech Ridge Wind Farm is a USD 300 million, 119-wind turbine wind farm under construction in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the United States. The 400 feet (120 m) tall wind turbines, each of which generates 1.5 megawatts of electricity, will be scattered for 15 miles (24 km) along Shellcamp, Smokehouse, Beech, Rockcamp and Big ridges and Cold Knob, Old Field, Blue Knob and Nunly Mountains. It is served by a new 13.8 miles (22.2 km), 138 kilovolt power transmission line, located in Greenbrier and Nicholas counties, tied to an electrical substation near Nettie, West Virginia. When completed, total output for the project will be 186 megawatts.
According to viewshed mapping prepared as part of the application, the turbines will be visible from parts of Greenbrier, Nicholas and Pocahontas Counties. At least parts of the turbines will be seen from areas within the Monongahela National Forest, Watoga State Park, and the Cranberry Wilderness Areas.
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