Beaver Creek Wind Facility
Beaver Creek Wind Facility is a wind farm in Stillwater County, Montana, operated by Puget Sound Energy Inc. Of its current capacity, 248 MW came online between 2023 and 2025. Within the NorthWestern Energy balancing area it is the second-largest of 52 plants. Its biggest unit, rated at 248 MW, is the third-largest single generator in Montana.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
248 MW
67.2 MW net summer capacity
1 operable unit
- Onshore wind248 MW100%
Unit by unit, 2025 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit BCW1 Onshore wind, 248 MW, 2025
Among Montana’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Colstrip1,647 MW
- 2Libby525 MW
- 3Noxon Rapids488 MW
- 5Clearwater Wind I366 MW
- 6Yellowtail278 MW
- 7Beaver Creek Wind Facilitythis plant
- 8Pryor Mountain Wind240 MW
- 9Selis Ksanka Qlispe228 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 1290th of 14,286
- Power plants in Montana
- 7th of 73
- US wind farms
- 157th of 1,356
- Wind farms in Montana
- 2nd of 23
- Plants run by Puget Sound Energy Inc
- 7th of 18
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCW1 | Onshore wind | 248 MW | 67.2 MW | 2025 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- NorthWestern Energy
- Reliability region
- Western Electricity Coordinating Council
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 230 kV
- Nearest town on record
- Big Timber
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 45.956°N, 109.497°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Wind, LLC | Wind | 79.7 MW | 6.3 mi south |
| Big Timber Wind Farm | Wind | 25 MW | 10.1 mi southwest |
| River Bend Solar, LLC (MT) | Solar | 2 MW | 17.7 mi south |
| Musselshell Wind Project | Wind | 10 MW | 22.1 mi north |
| Musselshell Wind Project Two LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 22.1 mi north |
| Two Dot Wind Broadview East LLC | Wind | 1.8 MW | 34.6 mi east |
| Magpie Solar, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 35.4 mi northeast |
| Yellowstone County Generating Station | Natural gas | 207 MW | 40.9 mi southeast |