Basin Creek Plant
Natural gas power plant · Silver Bow County, Montana
Nameplate capacity
55 MW
Rank in Montana
#34
of 73 plants
In service since
2006
June 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Basin Creek Power Services LLC
- County
- Silver Bow County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 0.72%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Montana
- #5 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 55866
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Montana
| Canyon Ferry | Hydro | 58 MW |
| Ryan | Hydro | 55 MW |
| Holter | Hydro | 55 MW |
| Colstrip Energy LP | Coal | 46 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 55 MW solar plant and a 55 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Montana power plants · What Montana actually generates