Power Plants Near 59007 — Bearcreek, MT

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 59007 (Bearcreek, Montana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.1608, -109.1571 · County: Carbon

Wind 48%Natural Gas 42%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.2 mi	South Dry Creek Hydro Red Lodge, MT	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydrodynamics Inc
19.8 mi	Elk Basin Gasoline Plant Powell, WY	Other Fossil	2 MW	Contango Oil And Gas
20.5 mi	Horse Thief Wind Project, Llc Bridger, MT	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
22.6 mi	Pryor Mountain Wind Bridger, MT	Wind	240 MW	Pacificorp
24.3 mi	Mud Springs Wind Project, Llc Bridger, MT	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
29.8 mi	Mystic Fishtail, MT	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Northwestern Energy (Mt Hydro)
33.3 mi	Garland Canal Power Plant Powell, WY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Shoshone Irrigation District
39.5 mi	Yellowstone County Generating Station Laurel, MT	Natural Gas	207 MW	Northwestern Energy (Mt Wind/Thermal)
42.4 mi	River Bend Solar, Llc (Mt) Reed Point, MT	Solar	2 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
44.7 mi	Heart Mountain Cody, WY	Hydroelectric	5 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
44.8 mi	Spirit Mountain Cody, WY	Hydroelectric	5 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
45.1 mi	Buffalo Bill Cody, WY	Hydroelectric	18 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
45.5 mi	Shoshone (Wy) Cody, WY	Hydroelectric	3 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
48.1 mi	Beartooth Energy Storage Llc Billings, MT	Battery Storage	—	Beartooth Energy Storage, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Bearcreek, Montana (ZIP 59007), with a combined 498 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is South Dry Creek Hydro at 3.2 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Montana, visit the Montana state page.

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