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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.
Demand for Montana renewable energy has led to more than a gigawatt of nameplate wind generation built in the state since 2021.
The EPA also released a requirement for coal-fired power plants to curb 90% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2039.
On Thursday the Enviromental Protection Agency aNEW REACTION FROM NORTHWESTERN ENERGY AFTER COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS COME UNDER FIRE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC
Biden administration cautions Montana against softening coal mine regulations.