Location:
Hosts:

Wolf Creek, Montana
Harold "Buck" and Delores Juedeman

Energized:

March 30, 2006

Hardware:

Bergey 10kW Excel turbine; GridTek inverter

Tower:

120' standard guyed tower

Utility:

Northwestern Energy

Production:

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On March 30, 2006 the ninth turbine in Our Wind Cooperative was energized at the Juedeman Ranch near Wolf Creek, MT. The Juedeman family has operated the Canyon Cattle Company ranch in the Missouri River Canyon near Craig, Montana since 1970.

Harold and Delores became interested in wind energy through their son Mark, a geophysicist. He was the first to recognize the potential for electrical generation at the Juedeman Ranch and began researching small wind systems. Mark's enthusiasm led the Juedemans into actively pursuing a wind system to offset electricity use at the home site.

The Juedemans' turbine is the OWC's third turbine to be installed in Northwestern Energy's service territory. NWE is supporting the turbine through their E+ Renewable Energy Program.