Sand Creek Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Montana.
Capacity—nameplate
Annual Generation—EPA eGRID
Capacity Factor—
Annual CO₂—metric tons
Location
Plant Name
Sand Creek Wind Farm
Operator
Big Sky Wind, Llc
City
Vida
County
Mccone County
State
Montana
ZIP
59274
Coordinates
47.91100, -105.49800
Wind
Generators (1)
ID
Technology
Fuel
Capacity
Status
Online
WT1
Onshore Wind Turbine
Wind
75.0 MW
Cancelled
—
Grid context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration Ugp West
About Wind plants
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%.