The inside of the tower of a wind turbine, showing the cables that connect the powerhouse with the power grid (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).

Puget Sound Energy announced on Tuesday that its Beaver Creek wind farm, a 248-megawatt wind project located on the high plains in Stillwater County is now fully operational.

The Beaver Creek wind farm is the latest addition of renewable energy resources that PSE has brought online as it works toward complying with Washington state’s clean energy laws. By 2030, the amount of new, non-emitting generation resources PSE will need to have is more than the utility has accumulated in its 150-year history.

The wind farm has an initial nameplate capacity of 248 megawatts, enough energy to power about 83,000 homes a year. Montana wind has

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