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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Montana, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Montana had a total summer capacity of 6,439 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 27,088 GWh. [ 2 ]
PPL Corp. announced this week that it has signed an agreement to sell 11 of its hydroelectric power facilities to NorthWestern Energy for $900 million in cash. It is anticipated the sale will ...
This category contains articles about hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. state of Montana. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in Montana" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Black Eagle Dam is a hydroelectric gravity weir dam located on the Missouri River in the city of Great Falls, Montana. [2] [3] The first dam on the site, built and opened in 1890, was a timber-and-rock crib dam. [4] This structure was the first hydroelectric dam built in Montana [5] [6] and the first built on the Missouri River. [4]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Montana. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.
Hydroelectric power plants in Montana (13 P) Pages in category "Dams in Montana" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Today, the four dams together impound an upstream reservoir, with a water storage capacity of 8,300 acre-feet (10,200,000 m 3), and a seven-unit hydroelectric generation capacity of 94 megawatts. [1] Montana Power Company originally built the dam, PPL Corporation purchased it in 1997 and sold it to NorthWestern Corporation in 2014. The island ...