Harnessing the Power of Wind

Carbon-free wind generation makes up an important piece of our energy portfolio.

Wind Generation

Wind is a large portion of our electric portfolio

Chart showing our owned and long-term contracted electric portfolio timeline

Wind is a large portion of our electric portfolio

  • In 2021, wind resources made up 27% of our total generation portfolio – second to hydro (28%).

Montana Wind Generation

A Montana map showing wind generation locations

Montana Wind Generation

We own Spion Kop, a 40-megawatt wind turbine facility northeast of Great Falls, and the 11-megawatt Two Dot Wind in central Montana. We contract for additional wind energy, and have more requests every year to add wind to our system.

South Dakota Wind Generation

A map of South Dakota Wind generation facilities

South Dakota Wind Generation

In 2021, 44% of our electric generation for South Dakota came from wind energy.

Where Does Your Energy Come From?

56% of our electric generation portfolio comes from carbon-free resources. Over the last decade, we have reduced the carbon intensity of our Montana generation portfolio by more than 50%.