Montana § 75-26-403 Wind Turbine Generator Deicing -- Requirement

Montana Statutes

§ 75-26-403 — Wind Turbine Generator Deicing -- Requirement

Montana·Title 75 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION·Ch. 26 WIND GENERATION AND SOLAR FACILITIES·Part 4 Wind Turbine Regulations

75-26-403 . (Effective January 1, 2026) Wind turbine generator deicing -- requirement. After January 1, 2026, a wind turbine generator must use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate icing risks during an operator-controlled turbine rotor blade deicing process if the wind turbine generator is:

(1)500 feet or more in height, as measured from the natural ground level at the base of the tower to the tip of the turbine rotor blade;

(2)constructed within an area with an ice class rating of 4 or more, as defined in international energy agency guidelines published in February 2017; and

(3)located within a distance of 1,500 feet from an occupied residence.

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75-26-403 . (Effective January 1, 2026) Wind turbine generator deicing -- requirement. After January 1, 2026, a wind turbine generator must use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate icing risks during an operator-controlled turbine rotor blade deicing process if the wind turbine generator is:
(1) 500 feet or more in height, as measured from the natural ground level at the base of the tower to the tip of the turbine rotor blade;
(2) constructed within an area with an ice class rating of 4 or more, as defined in international energy agency guidelines published in February 2017; and
(3) located within a distance of 1,500 feet from an occupied residence.

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