16th largest plant in Montana · 2333rd nationally
Culbertson Generation Station is a natural gas power plant in Montana with a nameplate capacity of 108 MW. It generates roughly 316.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,153 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 960 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Culbertson Generation Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| City | Culbertson |
| County | Roosevelt County |
| State | Montana |
| ZIP | 59218 |
| Coordinates | 48.21000, -104.39167 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 108 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 151.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 109 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 960 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.