Rainbow hydroelectric plant

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Rainbow hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Rainbow hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1][2] 2013[1][2] 59 MW[1][2] 1 x 59 MW[1] Run-of-river[3] NorthWestern Energy[3] NorthWestern Energy[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Rainbow hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States[1][2] Missouri River[3] 47.5344, -111.2045 (exact)[1][2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/september_generator2024.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230221170108/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/rainbow-p-2188/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)