University of Montana CHP
Natural gas power plant · Missoula County, Montana
Nameplate capacity
6.1 MW
Rank in Montana
#58
of 73 plants
In service since
2025
December 2025
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- —
- County
- Missoula County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Montana
- #8 of 9
- EIA plant code
- 69880
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.5 MW | 2.0 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| GTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| GTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2025 | 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
| Two Dot Wind Farm | Wind | 9.7 MW |
| Tiber Dam Hydroelectric Plant | Hydro | 7.5 MW |
| Big Fork | Hydro | 4.1 MW |
| GCC Trident Solar Project | Solar | 4.0 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 6.1 MW solar plant and a 6.1 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