Hardin Generating Station

Location & Ownership

Hardin Generating Station is located in Southern Montana, on the northern outskirts of Hardin and adjacent to the Crow Nation. Hardin Generating Station is owned by Bicent Power LLC.

Engineering, Development, Construction and Technology

Colorado Energy provided construction management for a group of local and national contractors. Commercial operation was achieved in March 2006. Hardin Generating Station is a 119 MW base-load facility with a GE steam turbine with B&W Pulverized Coal Boiler.

Innovation

• State-of-the-art emissions control systems
• First pulverized coal plant to be built in that state in over 20 years
• The Station is unique in that it is comprised largely of used equipment, including a 1968 vintage boiler and structural steel from the original boiler building relocated from South Africa and completely refurbished. The used steam turbine/generator was relocated from Korea and refurbished.