Wind farm construction approved for Grant, Tucker Counties
The 23 turbines of the Black Rock Wind Farm stretch across the Grant/Mineral County line straddling the Allegheny Front
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A settlement agreement that gives Catamount Wind, LLC the right to construct a wind farm in Grant and Tucker Counties was granted approval Friday by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
The agreement was filed with the commission on May 28 and it reduces the number of wind turbines from the original 72 to 37. It also extends the length of the blades from 499 feet to 640 feet.
The original certificate was issued when they were known as Mt. Storm Wind Force back in 2002, however they changed the name in 2022.
Within the agreement it addressed several environmental and aesthetic and safety concerns. However, Catamount agreed that if they didn’t start construction on the wind farm within five years than the approval would be invalidated.
The wind farm could power 45,000 homes.