Horseshoe Bend Wind Park
Horseshoe Bend was Montana’s first community-owned utility-scale wind park. Bought by local concrete manufacturer United Materials, its clean and renewable power displaced 100% of the company’s former diesel electrical generation. All surplus power is sold to Idaho Power.
| Year Completed | 2006 |
| Location | Cascade County south of Great Falls, Montana |
| Rated Capacity | 9 MW (equivalent to 2,300 homes powered annually) |
| Number of Turbines | 6 |
| Turbine Technology | GE 1.5 MW turbines |
| Power Off-Taker | United Materials, Idaho Power |
| Construction Jobs | 25 |
| Permanent Jobs | 2 |
| Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 16,300 tons eCO2 per year (equivalent to taking 2,800 cars off the road annually) |