Posted in State-and-regional on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:10 pm Updated: 9:12 pm.
Missoulian State Bureau | Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:10 pm

HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer is traveling in Germany and Spain this week to meet with energy businesses and promote business development opportunities here.

San Francisco, California-based NaturEner USA, LLC, a renewable energy company, announced today that the company closed on a $117.5 million construction loan and a $120 million tax equity facility arranged by Morgan Stanley for NaturEner’s Glacier 2 wind farm outside Ethridge, Montana.  The wind farm is expected to be placed in service in October of this year.

Wind energy is on the rise in Montana. Phase II of the Glacier Wind Project is now underway in Toole and Glacier Counties.

MAY 2009 – Rural Montana Magazine

By Jasen Bronec
General Manager
Glacier Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Once again spring has returned to Glacier County and along with spring comes the continued construction of the second phase of the NaturEner Glacier Wind Farm.  For the last six months Glacier Electric and NaturEner have been working aggressively on agreements for the interconnection of the new wind farm to the Glacier Electric transmission system.