Flathead Landfill to Gas Energy Facility
Other power plant · Flathead County, Montana
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in Montana
#61
of 73 plants
In service since
2009
June 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Flathead Electric Coop Inc
- County
- Flathead County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in Montana
- #4 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 64505
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFGE1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| LFGE2 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2023 | 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
| Big Fork | Hydro | 4.1 MW |
| GCC Trident Solar Project | Solar | 4.0 MW |
| Black Eagle Solar, LLC | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Great Divide Solar, LLC | Solar | 3.0 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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