(Black Eagle – KRTV) Later this year NorthWestern Energy will begin work on a major project to upgrade the spillway of the Black Eagle Dam, improving the safety and reliability of the hydroelectric facility.
During this, they will also install new support structures to strengthen the integrity of the dam, as well as taking away the need to manually remove ice from the dam, this is something NorthWestern Energy crews have to do sometimes up to 3 times a day.
The dam has been generating since 1927, and part of the goal of the new enhancements is to reinforce the dam to withstand another century.
