Beaver Creek Wind Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65019
- Capacity
- 248 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Stillwater, MT
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Puget Sound Energy Inc
- Parent Company
- PUGET HOLDINGS
- Balancing Authority
- NorthWestern Energy (NWMT)
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Beaver Creek Wind Facility
OperatingWind
Ranked #3 of 25 Wind plants in MT#183 of 1442 nationally
248 MW Wind operating in Stillwater, MT — NorthWestern Energy (NWMT)
EIAGEM
248 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
45.9560, -109.4970
County
Stillwater, MT
Nearby Plants
- Stillwater Wind, LLCWind79.7 MW · 9.0 km
- Big Timber Wind FarmWind25 MW · 17.8 km
- BendHydro1.1 MW · 28.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Puget Sound Energy Inc | Caithness Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Puget Sound Energy Inc | PUGET HOLDINGS | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Beaver Creek Wind Facility is a 248 MW wind power plant located in Stillwater County, Montana. The facility began operating in 2025 and utilizes onshore wind turbine technology. It consists of 4 generators and is owned by Puget Holdings, with Puget Sound Energy Inc. serving as the operator. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Beaver Creek Wind Facility operates within the NorthWestern Energy (NWMT) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is the third-largest wind farm in Montana out of 11, and ranks 180th nationally out of 734 wind facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
NorthWestern Energy (NWMT)
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
66.0K MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Grid·capacity addition
Puget Sound Energy’s Beaver Creek wind farm in Montana is operational
Puget Sound Energy (PSE)'s Beaver Creek wind farm, a utility-scale project located in Stillwater County, Montana, is now fully operational.
Puget Sound Energy (operator)PSE (operator)
Power Technology·7 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
Puget Sound Energy’s new wind farm in Montana now fully operational
The Beaver Creek wind farm is the latest addition of renewable energy resources that PSE has brought online as it works toward complying...
Puget Sound Energy (operator)PSE (operator)
Washington State Standard·7 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
Puget Sound Energy’s Beaver Creek Wind Farm now operational
PSE's 248 MW utility-scale wind project in Stillwater County, Montana will provide enough energy for about 83000 homes Puget Sound Energy's...
Puget Sound Energy (operator)PSE (operator)
Yahoo Finance·7 months ago
Industry·other
Political headwinds turn against wind farms in southeast Montana
How a $1.8 billion energy project ran into federal and local blowback.
Montana Free Press·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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