Refurbished Montana Plant Goes Online
Posted on Sep 10, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development | Comments Off on Refurbished Montana Plant Goes Online
The city of Whitefish, Montana, once again has its own hydroelectric plant. Last year, city officials negotiated a deal with an electric cooperative that outlined power delivery terms for a 20-year period, in two separate phases. The 30-year-old plant, which was recently rebuilt, now has a refurbished generator, turbine and controls. Flathead Electric Cooperative paid the city $400,000 in advance for energy to be generated and delivered to the power grid during the first phase. A $200,000 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant provided through the Montana Department of Environmental Quality was also used to rebuild the hydroelectric facility. The Daily Inter Lake has more on this story.
