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Bioenergy in Northwest Montana
The Stoltze Co-Generation Power Plant went online in 2013. It is capable of utilizing eight tons per hour, 192 tons per day, 67,200 tons or approximately 2,240 truckloads per year of bark, sawdust, planer shavings and woods direct hogfuel. The average Mega Watt production is 2.5 hourly, 60 daily and 21,000 annually. It is capable of powering up to 3,000 homes in the Flathead Valley. The Power Plant employees 11 full time employees in addition; electricians, maintenance and equipment personnel are shared part-time with mill operations. If you would like more specific details please click here.
2013 production = 5,568,000 KW
2014 production = 16,642,000 KW
2015 production = 21,940,000 KW
2016 production = 20,835,000 KW
2017 production = 21,841,000 KW
2018 production = 21,995,000 KW
2019 production = 20,768,000 KW
2020 production = 21,950,000 KW
2021 production = 21,384,000 KW
2022 production = 19,643,000 KW
2023 production = 20,276,000 KW
Approximate Homes Powered
2014 = 1,647
2015 = 2,171
2016 = 2,062
2017 = 2,161
2018 = 2,176
2019 = 2,055
2020 = 2,172
2021 = 2,116
2022 = 1,944
2023 = 2,007
216,278,774 KW
through 3/31/2024
Approximate homes powered is based on an average 842 KW per month.
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