Pryor Mountain Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #4 of 25 Wind plants in MT#195 of 1444 nationally

239.8 MW Wind operating in Carbon, MT — PacifiCorp - East

EIAGEMWD

239.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2021

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

45.1581, -108.6982

County

Carbon, MT

Nearby Plants

Elk Basin Gasoline Plant
Other Gas1 MW · 22.8 km

Status

as of 5y 8m ago

Latest milestoneturbine erection started · 2020-08ENR · 2020-09-02

Expected COD2020-12ENR · 2020-09-02

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	PacifiCorp	PacifiCorp	—
Owner(s)	PacifiCorp	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperPacifiCorpENR · 2020-09-02

About

Pryor Mountain Wind is a 239.8 MW wind power plant located in Carbon County, Montana. The facility began operating in 2021 and utilizes onshore wind turbine technology. It is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by PacifiCorp. The plant is the fourth-largest of 11 wind farms in Montana, and ranks 190th out of 734 nationally. It connects to the grid within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority, which operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Pryor Mountain Wind generated 750,811 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 35.7%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1,632.84 per kW. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.78 per MWh, according to filings with FERC. The plant consists of one generator.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorMortensonENR · 2020-09-02

Grid Context

Grid Region

Mountain West

Market

WEIM Participant

NERC Region

WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Balancing Authority