Flathead Landfill to Gas Energy Facility
Flathead County, Montana · EIA plant ID 64505 · Operator: Flathead Electric Coop Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor61%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 85.3% | — |
| 2021 | 11.6 | 82.5% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9 | 63.6% | — |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 44.2% | — |
| 2024 | 17.8 | 63.2% | — |
| 2025 | 17.1 | 61.1% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFGE1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jun 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| LFGE2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Oct 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Flathead Electric Coop Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Flathead Electric Coop Inc | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Stoltze CoGen1 | 3 MW | 11.2 km |
| Hungry Horse | 428 MW | 24.4 km |
| Big Fork | 4 MW | 34.7 km |
| Kerr | 228 MW | 71.1 km |
| Libby | 525 MW | 72.6 km |