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Location 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
Generators (8) 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 —
Grid context NERC Region WECC Balancing Authority Northwestern Energy (Nwmt)
What this means 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%.