COLSTRIP, Mont. - After the Biden administration proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in Montana and Wyoming, the discussion over where Montana fits into the nation s
Beaver Creek will have a nameplate generating capacity of 248 megawatts. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates a modern wind project of Beaver Creek s size will in a year s time produce enough electricity to power 234,000 homes. Climate change laws in Washington, which ban coal power in customer rates by 2026 are driving construction.
The $3.2 billion project would bridge the Eastern and Western energy grids by running 415 miles of high voltage line between Colstrip and North Dakota.