Beaver Creek Wind Facility is a wind power plant in Montana.
| Plant Name | Beaver Creek Wind Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Puget Sound Energy Inc |
| City | Big Timber |
| County | Stillwater County |
| State | Montana |
| ZIP | 59033 |
| Coordinates | 45.95600, -109.49700 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 62.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| BCW2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 62.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| BCW3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 62.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| BCW4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 62.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| BCW1B | Batteries | Battery | 30.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| BCW4B | Batteries | Battery | 30.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| BCW2B | Batteries | Battery | 20.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| BCW3B | Batteries | Battery | 20.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Northwestern Energy (Nwmt) |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.