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Basin Creek Energy, LLC, Basin Creek Generation Plant

Basin Creek Energy, LLC, Basin Creek Generation Plant

Butte, Montana

The new 51.8-megawatt Basin Creek power plant will supply power to NorthWestern Energy during peak demand and will supplement wind farms and coal-fired plants. The natural-gas fired plant, which has been more than three years in the making, is being built south of Butte, Montana. It is Montana’s first energy generation project in 22 years. The new plant showcases cutting-edge technology, cooperation between corporations and environmentalists, and old-fashioned persistence.

The project is configured around nine Caterpillar G16CM34 natural gas-fired reciprocating engines and constructed under a fixed price turnkey contract with Caterpillar Power Generation Systems, LLC (CPGS).  Operations and maintenance of the plant will also be provided by CPGS Construction. ITG provided mechanical and electrical engineering and construction services for the project through CPGS.

Total Construction Budget

$40,000,000

Basin Creek Energy Power Plant. Butte, Montana. North America. 52 Megawatt power plant with nine G16CM34 generator sets running on natural gas. Reciprocating engines rated at 5.75 MW each. With Leroy Somer Power Generators. The engines are manufacutred by Caterpillar Motoren in Kiel, Germany. CPGS full operations and maintenance. Power plant is peaking plant.