Wind gusts can reach up to 60 mph, according to forecasters. "The strongest winds are expected to occur west of a line from Valier, to Cut Bank, to Santa Rita, with routes like Montana Highway 44 ...

The Harvard study notes a seasonal disparity between peak demand and availability. Demand tends to be high in the summer, when air conditioners are in use, but wind is more plenti ...

Montana’s wind, especially across the eastern two-thirds ... “fair” and “excellent” on the Wind Power Classification map, with several areas in the “outstanding” and even “superb ...

Areas of Montana can expect wind chills of up to negative 40 degrees on Sunday night until Monday morning. The following map created by Newsweek using Flourish shows the three states where NWS is ...

Harnessing the power of the wind goes back millenniums. Wind is kinetic energy created by the sun and earth’s rotation, creating air currents. Sailors used it to fill their sails on journeys ...

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in megawatts when a source of power ...

In Montana, PSE will be able to use an existing line from the Colstrip coal plant to carry wind-power to Washington. PSE is expanding its renewable energy sources in Montana, and recently entered ...

While Montana ranks near the top for its potential to produce energy from wind, the Treasure State is in 24th place for energy produced by wind generators. ...