PPL Montana is undertaking this $230 million project to raise the existing Missouri dam located near Great Falls 1.5 feet and replace eight turbines that currently generate 37 MW with one updated turbine capable of producing 62 MW—a gain of 25 MW. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012.
The Gibson Dam on the Sun River on the Rocky Mountain Front near Augusta was originally built in the 1920’s and it was designed for electricity generating turbines but they were not installed. Toll House of Bellingham Washington is conducting this $25 million project to install the long awaited turbines capable of producing 15 MW of electricity. The developers have been going through the permitting process since 2004 and expect to receive final approval by May of 2011.
Turnbull Hydro, LLC broke ground on their $10 million hydro electric power plant in July of 2010. The plant will generate 13 MW of electricity from irrigation canals in the Greenfield Irrigation District without affecting farmers’ ability to access the water. The project is slated for completion by the summer of 2011.
This Bozeman based company is associated with Spain based and is actively developing a 300 MW pumped hydro storage project to be located near Martinsdale