- A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be placed near Kersey Lake Road, pending Custer Gallatin National Forest Service approval. It will be used to temporarily power the Cooke City and Silvergate communities during certain outage situations.
- Vegetation management of the entire Cooke City and Silver Gate area, utilizing satellite imagery to locate and remove hazardous trees.
- New meters and metering infrastructure for the 378 meters in Cooke City and Silvergate.
- The Department of Energy will pay 78% ($4,283,979) of the $5,517,473 project. FEC will pay the remaining 22% or $1,233,707.
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office, Award Number DE-GD0000885.
Project Information

Flathead Electric Cooperative's power lines in the Cooke City and Silver Gate communities near the Montana/Wyoming border.
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Grid Update Report
Consortium Member Information
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Project Description
- A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be placed near Kersey Lake Road, pending Custer Gallatin National Forest Service approval. It will be used to temporarily power the Cooke City and Silvergate communities during certain outage situations.
- Vegetation management of the entire Cooke City and Silver Gate area, utilizing satellite imagery to locate and remove hazardous trees.
- New meters and metering infrastructure for the 378 meters in Cooke City and Silvergate.
- The Department of Energy will pay 78% ($4,283,979) of the $5,517,473 project. FEC will pay the remaining 22% or $1,233,707.
Benefits
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Timeline
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To inform the community about the project, reasons behind the project, project goals, and how the project will be measured moving forward.
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- CPT member names
- Meeting information, agenda, and notes
Contact for More Information
General point of contact

Ashley Keltner
Distributed Energy Supervisor
Community Benefits Plan contact

Ashley Schmidt
Energy Projects & Key Member Specialist