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Grassrange

Baker

Yaak

Wisdom

Alzada

Lincoln

Augusta

Victor

Somers

Seeley Lake

Gardiner

Frenchtown

Florence

Clinton

BoxElderBigfork

Stanford

Ryegate

Pryor LodgeGrass

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Hardin

EastHelena

CrowAgency

Butte

BusbyBroadus

Big Timber

Anaconda

Circle

Choteau

WolfPoint

WinnettWibaux

Whitehall

Whitefish

WhiteSulphurSprings

Westby

West Yellowstone

VirginiaCity

Troy

Townsend

Three Forks

ThompsonFalls

Terry

Superior

Stevensville

Sidney

Sheridan

Shelby

Scobey

SaintIgnatius

Roundup

Ronan

Red Lodge

Poplar

Polson

Plentywood

Plains

Philipsburg

Pablo

Opheim

Nashua

Missoula

Miles City

Malta

Lolo

Livingston

Lima

Libby

Lewistown

LaurelLameDeer

Kalispell

Jordan

Joliet

Hysham

HotSprings

HeartButte

Hays

Harlowton

Harlem

Hamilton

GreatFalls

Glendive

Glasgow

Geraldine

FortBenton

Fort Belknap

Forsyth

Fairview

Fairfield

Eureka

Ennis

Ekalaka

Dillon

DeerLodge

Darby

CutBank

CulbertsonConrad

Columbus

Columbia Falls

Colstrip

ChinookChester

Cascade

Browning

Bridger

Bozeman

Boulder

Billings

Big Sandy

Belt

Belgrade

Arlee

0 30 60 90 120 150Scale of Miles

Montana Wind Speed

Project SponsorsNREL, the Bonneville Power Administration, Northwestern Energy, the Wyoming Business Council,enXco, the Northwest Power Planning Council, Zilkha Renewable Energy, Klickitat County,EnronWind, ABB, Renewable Energy Systems (USA) Inc, Chelan Public Utility District,Idaho Power, Windland, Inc., WSACAA Energy Project, Vestas, Jones & Stokes, CH2M Hill,Suzion Energy, Northwest Wildlife Consultants, Inc., and Cielo Wind Power.

Wind Speed at 50 meters,Miles Per Hour

0 - 11.211.2 - 12.312.3 - 13.413.4 - 14.514.5 - 15.715.7 - 16.8

16.8 - 17.917.9 - 19.019.0 - 20.120.1 - 21.321.3 - 22.422.4 - 36.5

! Major TownsHighwaysRiversCounty Lines

The wind resource estimates on this map were developed by True WindSolutions in 2002 using MesoMap, a mesoscale atmospheric simulationsystem, at a spatial resolution of 400 meters (1/4 mile). The estimateshave been validated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)and independent meteorologist but should be confirmed by directmeasurement according to wind energy industry standards.

http://nris.mt.gov/nsdi/nris/windspeed.pdf

For more information see www.windpowermaps.org