55th largest plant in Montana · 6020th nationally
Horseshoe Bend Wind Park is a wind power plant in Montana with a nameplate capacity of 9.0 MW. It generates roughly 29.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,802 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Horseshoe Bend Wind Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cycle Holdings, Llc |
| City | Great Falls |
| County | Cascade County |
| State | Montana |
| ZIP | 59404 |
| Coordinates | 47.49830, -111.43920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBWP | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 9.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 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%.