Wind power in Montana

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Judith Gap

Wind power in Montana is a growing industry. At a nameplate capacity of 210 megawatts (MW),[1][2] the $500 million[3][4] Glacier Wind Farm, which is located in Toole and Glacier counties,[1] became Montana's largest in October 2009,[3] surpassing the 135 MW Judith Gap Wind Farm in Wheatland County.[3]

Rim Rock Wind Farm, brought online in September 2012, is located about 25 miles due north of the Glacier project. The wind farm has 126 wind turbines of 1.5 megawatts each, to be supplied by Acciona.[5] The project had been delayed due to issues with the Montana-Alberta Tie Line, which connects wind farms in the area to Lethbridge, Alberta.[1][6][7] Montana added two significant wind projects in 2012. The Gordon Butte Wind Farm, 9 MW, was completed early in the year and the Rim Rock Wind Project, 189 MW, was completed in September.

Montana had over 650 MW of wind generation capability at the start of 2015 and a new 240 MW project had been started in Carbon county.[8]

Installed capacity growth

Wind Farms

List of wind farms in Montana
Wind farm Installed
capacity (MW)		 Turbine
Manufacturer		 County Date in Service
Glacier Wind Farm I and II (NaturEner) 210 Acciona 1.5MW Glacier/Toole 2008-2009
Rim Rock Wind Farm (NaturEner) 189 Acciona 1.5MW Glacier/Toole 2012
Judith Gap Energy Center (Invenergy) 135 GE 1.5MW Wheatland 2005
Diamond Willow Wind Farm (Montana-Dakota Utilities) 30 GE 1.5MW Fallon 2007
Musselshell Wind Project 1 and II 20 GW 1.5-87 1.5MW Musselshell 2012
Gordon Butte Wind 9.6 GE 1.6MW Meagher 2012
Horseshoe Bend Wind Park (United Materials of Great Falls) 9 GE 1.5MW Cascade 2006
Two Dot Wind Farm 9.8 GE 1.6MW Wheatland 2014 [13]
Fairfield wind project 10 GE 1.6/1.7MW Wheatland 2014[13]

[14][15][16] [17]

Wind generation

Montana Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2010 930 82 55 92 104 85 69 62 61 60 81 101 80
2011 1,265 144 108 85 112 102 84 74 59 73 113 138 164
2012 1,262 160 88 130 96 99 108 58 58 37 121 127 164
2013 1,661 204 186 140 80 133 110 88 59 87 127 195 252

Source:[16] EIA - Electric Power Monthly

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Acciona gets contract for nacelles
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  7. ↑ Rim Rock Wind Farm near Cut Bank hosts welcoming ceremony
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 AWEA 2nd Quarter 2014 Market report
  14. ↑ Department of Environmental Quality Retrieved September 29, 2012
  15. ↑ Wind Project Retrieved February 25, 2013
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