Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Laurel, MT · EIA plant 67766

Yellowstone County Generating Station

Yellowstone County Generating Station is a oil & gas power facility in Laurel, MT, with 207 MW of operating capacity.

Operating capacity207 MW18 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityNorthWestern Energy (MT wind/thermal)EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityNWMTNorthWestern Energy (NWMT)

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas207 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source