Wind Power
Montana Ranks
Fifth in Wind Energy Potential
Shown below are the top 20 states' wind energy potential, as measured by annual
energy potential in billions of kilowatt-hours, factoring in environmental and
land effects.
|
1
|
North Dakota
|
1,210
|
11
|
Colorado
|
481
|
|
2
|
Texas
|
1,190
|
12
|
New Mexico
|
435
|
|
3
|
Kansas
|
1,070
|
13
|
Idaho
|
73
|
|
4
|
South Dakota
|
1,030
|
14
|
Michigan
|
65
|
|
5
|
Montana
|
1,020
|
15
|
New York
|
62
|
|
6
|
Nebraska
|
868
|
16
|
Illinois
|
61
|
|
7
|
Wyoming
|
747
|
17
|
California
|
59
|
|
8
|
Oklahoma
|
725
|
18
|
Wisconsin
|
58
|
|
9
|
Minnesota
|
657
|
19
|
Maine
|
56
|
|
10
|
Iowa
|
551
|
20
|
Missouri
|
52
|
Source: An Assessment of the
Available Windy Land Area and Wind Energy Potential in the Contiguous United
States, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 1991.
Montana
Wind Installations Near 900 Kilowatts
Homeowners,
ranchers and farmers, and businesses across Montana are generating their own electricity
from the wind. The table below shows more than 896 kilowatts of wind electric
systems Montana Green Power has identified across the state, including the location,
turbine manufacturer and model, size and ownership. USB indicates projects partially
financed through the Universal System Benefits fund administered by NorthWestern
Energy.
|
Location
|
Manufactuer/Model
|
Size
|
Ownership
|
|
Anaconda
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
| Anaconda |
Beregy XL1 |
1 |
Private USB |
|
Big Sky
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Big Timber
|
Windmatic 15S
|
55
|
Private USB
|
|
Big Timber
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private USB
|
|
Billings
|
Carter 25
|
25
|
Private
|
|
Billings
|
Whisper
|
4.5
|
Private
|
| Bozeman |
Whisper 175 |
3.2 |
Private USB |
|
Bridger
|
Bergey XL1
|
1
|
Private
|
|
Browning
|
Bergey Excel/S
|
10
|
Town of Browning
|
|
Browning
|
Bergey Excel/S
|
10
|
Town of Browning
|
|
Browning
|
Bergey Excel/S
|
10
|
Town of Browning
|
|
Browning
|
Bergey Excel/S
|
10
|
Town of Browning
|
|
Browning
|
Vestas V-17
|
100
|
Blackfeet Tribe
|
|
Browning
|
Bergey Excel/S
|
10
|
Blackfeet Comm. College
|
|
Busby
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Butte
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Butte
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Butte
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
| Butte |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Non-profit/USB |
| Butte |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Cascade
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private
|
| Chester |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Choteau
|
Windseeker 50
|
3.5
|
Private
|
|
Choteau
|
Whisper H-40
|
1.8
|
Private
|
|
Choteau
|
Whisper H-40
|
1.8
|
Private
|
|
Columbus
|
Whisper (2)
|
1
|
Private
|
|
Emigrant
|
Jacobs
|
1.8
|
Private
|
|
Emigrant
|
Wincharger
|
0.45
|
Private
|
|
Emigrant
|
Whisper H-80 (2)
|
1
|
Private
|
|
Emigrant
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Bergey 1500
|
1.5
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Carter 25
|
25
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Ennis
|
Bergey XL-1500
|
1.5
|
Private
|
| Fairfield |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Fort Benton
|
Carter 25
|
25
|
Private
|
|
Gardiner
|
Jacobs
|
2.5
|
Private
|
|
Great Falls
|
Carter 25 (2)
|
25
|
Private
|
|
Great Falls
|
Jacobs (2)
|
2.5
|
Private
|
|
Great Falls
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Great Falls
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private USB
|
|
Great Falls
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Great Falls
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private USB
|
|
Great Falls
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private USB
|
|
Great Falls
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Harrison
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Helena
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Helena
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Helena
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Helena
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Helena
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
| Helena |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Homestake
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private
|
|
Joliet
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Laurel
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
| Lewistown |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Livingston
|
Windmatic 15S
|
65
|
Private
|
|
Livingston
|
Windmatic 15S
|
65
|
Private
|
|
Livingston
|
Windmatic 15S
|
65
|
Private
|
|
Livingston
|
Windmatic 15S
|
65
|
Private
|
|
Livingston
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private
|
|
Luzenac
|
AOC 1550
|
50
|
Montana Tech USB
|
| Malta |
Bergey XL |
10 |
Private USB |
|
Paradise Valley
|
Air 303
|
0.3
|
Private
|
|
Paradise Valley
|
Air 303
|
0.3
|
Private
|
|
Paradise Valley
|
Air 303
|
0.3
|
Private
|
|
Park City
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Pony
|
Whisper H-40
|
0.9
|
Private
|
|
Racetrack
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Reedpoint
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Sand Coulee
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Stanford
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Three Forks
|
Bergey XL1
|
1
|
Private USB
|
|
White Sulphur Springs
|
Whisper H40
|
0.9
|
Private USB
|
|
White Sulphur Springs
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private USB
|
|
Whitehall
|
Whisper H-175
|
3.2
|
Private
|
|
Whitehall
|
Bergey XL
|
10
|
Private USB
|
|
Whitehall
|
Whisper H-80
|
1
|
Private
|
|
Whitehall
|
Windseeker
|
0.5
|
Private
|
|
Whitehall
|
Whisper 175
|
3.2
|
Private
|
|
Wilsall
|
Jacobs
|
3
|
Private
|
|
Wisdom
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Wisdom
|
Air 403
|
0.4
|
Private
|
|
Total
|
|
896.35 |
|
|
