[1] When it came online in December 2002, Mountaineer was the first wind farm in West Virginia, and the largest east of the Mississippi River.

[2] Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is owned and operated by Florida Power & Light.

[2] Mountaineer Wind Energy Center generates enough electricity to power approximately 20,000 homes.

[3] In May 2004, an aggregation of municipality and county agencies in Maryland, led by Montgomery County, signed a contract with Washington Gas to purchase wind energy to meet five percent of the collective's combined electricity usage.

[4] Under the two-year agreement, the group that includes six county agencies, 11 municipalities, and Prince George's County, will collectively purchase 38 million kWh of wind energy annually sourced from Mountaineer Wind Energy Center.