Rainbow (MT)
A 59 MW hydroelectric power plant in Cascade, Montana, owned by NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro), commissioned in 2013.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 2193Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
59 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
2013
Location
Cascade, Montana
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
329 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Location
Cascade, Montana · 47.5344, -111.2045
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 347.7 | |
| 2016 | 343.2 | |
| 2017 | 376 | |
| 2018 | 398.8 | |
| 2019 | 453.4 | |
| 2020 | 402.1 | |
| 2021 | 308.4 | |
| 2022 | 294 | |
| 2023 | 394.9 | |
| 2024 | 329 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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