Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), on Jan. 23 commissioned the 55 MW Pinnacle Wind Farm near the Maryland-West Virginia border.

The 23-turbine wind farm sells two-thirds of its output to the Maryland Department of General Services and one-third to the University of Maryland system. It is the second project to begin commercial operation under the Generating Clean Horizons program of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA).

Through the Generating Clean Horizons program, the state and university system of Maryland have committed to purchase 78 MW of energy produced from two wind farms and one solar installation over 20 years.

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