Montana Power Plants

Name: Montana Power Plant Projects — EIA 860M Data
Creator: U.S. Energy Information Administration
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Power Plants: 77

Operational: 72

Planned: 4

Expanding: 1

Total Capacity (MW): 8,643.4

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Map of Montana Power Plants by County

Project Name	County	Status	Capacity (MW)	Units	Generation Type	Operator
Colstrip	Rosebud	Operational	1.64 GW	2	Coal	Talen Montana LLC
Haymaker Hybrid	Wheatland	Planned	630 MW	1	Wind	Haymaker Energy Project LLC
Libby	Lincoln	Operational	525 MW	5	Hydro	USACE Northwestern Division
Noxon Rapids	Sanders	Operational	487.8 MW	5	Hydro	Avista Corp
Hungry Horse	Flathead	Operational	428 MW	4	Hydro	U S Bureau of Reclamation
Anthelope Hills Solar Generation BESS	Beaverhead	Planned	400 MW	2	Solar, Battery	ARFL bn, LLC
Clearwater Wind I	Rosebud	Operational	365.5 MW	1	Wind	Clearwater Energy Resources LLC
Yellowtail	Big Horn	Operational	278.2 MW	4	Hydro	U S Bureau of Reclamation
Pryor Mountain Wind	Carbon	Operational	239.8 MW	1	Wind	PacifiCorp
Selis Ksanka Qlispe	Lake	Operational	227.8 MW	3	Hydro	Energy Keepers Inc
Clearwater Wind East	Custer	Operational	207.9 MW	1	Wind	Portland General Electric Co
Yellowstone County Generating Station	Yellowstone	Operational	207 MW	18	Gas	NorthWestern Energy (MT wind/thermal)
Dave Gates Generating Station	Deer Lodge	Operational	203.1 MW	3	Gas	NorthWestern Energy (MT wind/thermal)
NaturEner Rim Rock Energy	Toole	Operational	189 MW	1	Wind	NaturEner Rim Rock Energy LLC
Fort Peck	McCone	Operational	179.7 MW	5	Hydro	USACE-Omaha
Judith Gap Wind Energy Center	Wheatland	Operational	135 MW	1	Wind	Invenergy Services LLC
Hardin Generator Project	Big Horn	Operational	115.7 MW	1	Coal	Heorot Power Management
Culbertson Generation Station	Roosevelt	Operational	108.2 MW	1	Gas	Basin Electric Power Coop
NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 1	Toole	Operational	106.5 MW	1	Wind	NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 1 LLC
NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2	Toole	Operational	103.5 MW	1	Wind	NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2 LLC
Clearwater Wind II	Rosebud	Operational	102.8 MW	1	Wind	Clearwater Wind II, LLC
Clearwater Wind III	Rosebud	Operational	100 MW	1	Wind	Clearwater Wind III, LLC
Thompson Falls	Sanders	Operational	98.1 MW	7	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Glendive GT	Dawson	Operational	83.7 MW	2	Gas	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Apex Solar	Beaverhead	Operational	80 MW	1	Solar	Apex Solar LLC
Jawbone Wind Project	Wheatland	Planned	80 MW	1	Wind	Triple Oak Power LLC
MTSUN	Yellowstone	Operational	80 MW	1	Solar	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
South Peak Wind	Judith Basin	Operational	80 MW	1	Wind	ALLETE Clean Energy
Stillwater Wind, LLC	Stillwater	Operational	79.7 MW	1	Wind	Pattern Operators LP
Yellowstone Energy LP	Yellowstone	Operational	68 MW	1	Coal	Yellowstone Energy LP
Morony	Cascade	Operational	63 MW	2	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Beaver Creek Wind Facility	Stillwater	Operational	62 MW	1	Wind	Puget Sound Energy Inc
Cochrane	Cascade	Operational	59.4 MW	2	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Rainbow (MT)	Cascade	Operational	59 MW	1	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Canyon Ferry	Lewis and Clark	Operational	57.6 MW	3	Hydro	U S Bureau of Reclamation
Ryan	Cascade	Operational	55.2 MW	6	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Basin Creek Plant	Silver Bow	Operational	54.9 MW	9	Gas	Basin Creek Power Services LLC
Holter	Cascade	Operational	54.6 MW	4	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Beartooth Energy Storage LLC	Yellowstone	Planned	50 MW	1	Battery	Beartooth Energy Storage, LLC
Colstrip Energy LP	Rosebud	Operational	46.1 MW	1	Coal	Colstrip Energy LP
Spion Kop Wind Farm	Judith Basin	Operational	40 MW	1	Wind	NorthWestern Energy (MT wind/thermal)
Diamond Willow Wind Facility	Fallon	Operational	30 MW	1	Wind	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
OREG 1 Inc	Roosevelt	Operational	30 MW	4	Other	Ormat Nevada Inc
OREG 2 Inc	Roosevelt	Operational	30 MW	4	Other	Ormat Nevada Inc
Black Eagle	Cascade	Operational	26.7 MW	3	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Big Timber Wind Farm	Sweet Grass	Operational	25 MW	1	Wind	RWE Clean Energy
Greenfield Wind - MT	Teton	Operational	25 MW	1	Wind	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Hauser	Lewis and Clark	Operational, expanding	23.8 MW	7	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Miles City GT	Custer	Operational	23.3 MW	1	Gas	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Lewis & Clark	Richland	Operational	18.6 MW	2	Gas	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Gordon Butte Wind LLC	Meagher	Operational	17.7 MW	4	Wind	Gordon Butte Wind LLC
Madison Dam	Madison	Operational	16.4 MW	4	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Turnbull Hydro	Teton	Operational	13 MW	2	Hydro	Turnbull Hydro LLC
Mystic	Stillwater	Operational	12 MW	2	Hydro	NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro)
Fairfield Wind	Teton	Operational	10 MW	1	Wind	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Musselshell Wind Project	Wheatland	Operational	10 MW	1	Wind	Musselshell Wind Project LLC
Musselshell Wind Project Two LLC	Wheatland	Operational	10 MW	1	Wind	Musselshell Wind Project Two LLC
Broadwater Power Project	Broadwater	Operational	9.7 MW	1	Hydro	Montana Dept-Natural Res&Consv
Horseshoe Bend Wind Park	Cascade	Operational	9.7 MW	1	Wind	Cycle Holdings, LLC
Two Dot Wind Farm	Wheatland	Operational	9.7 MW	1	Wind	NorthWestern Energy (MT wind/thermal)
Tiber Dam Hydroelectric Plant	Liberty	Operational	7.5 MW	1	Hydro	Tiber Montana LLC
University of Montana CHP	Missoula	Operational	6.1 MW	3	Gas	University of Montana
Big Fork	Flathead	Operational	4.1 MW	3	Hydro	PacifiCorp
GCC Trident Solar Project	Gallatin	Operational	4 MW	2	Solar	GCC Trident LLC
Flathead Landfill to Gas Energy Facility	Flathead	Operational	3.2 MW	2	Landfill, Gas	Flathead Electric Coop Inc
Black Eagle Solar, LLC	Cascade	Operational	3 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
Great Divide Solar, LLC	Lewis and Clark	Operational	3 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
Green Meadow Solar, LLC	Lewis and Clark	Operational	3 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
Magpie Solar, LLC	Golden Valley	Operational	3 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
South Mills Solar, LLC	Big Horn	Operational	3 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
Stoltze CoGen1	Flathead	Operational	2.8 MW	1	Biomass	F H Stoltze Land & Lumber Co
Flint Creek Hydroelectric LLC	Granite	Operational	2 MW	1	Hydro	Hydrodynamics Inc
River Bend Solar, LLC (MT)	Stillwater	Operational	2 MW	1	Solar	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
South Dry Creek Hydro	Carbon	Operational	2 MW	1	Hydro	Hydrodynamics Inc
Two Dot Wind Broadview East LLC	Yellowstone	Operational	1.8 MW	1	Wind	Two Dot Wind Broadview East LLC
Phillips 66 Billings Refinery	Yellowstone	Operational	1.6 MW	1	Gas	Phillips 66 Billings Refinery
Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings	Yellowstone	Operational	1.5 MW	1	Coal	Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings