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all over that region of Montana to
dine at the steakhouse.
Groups of hunters often use
the hostel, but other groups
reserve it too. A high school bas-
ketball team stayed overnight, ate,
played games, and bowled with
the purpose of bonding as a team.
The manager of the International
Suites, Kristine Southworth, said,
“Reservations, especially around
hunting season, are often made a
year in advance.”
A south-central Montana
couple who accidently came upon the
International Suites was so taken with
the establishment that they rented a
school bus to travel around the state,
so they could pick up their children
and grandchildren the week after
Christmas—but they wouldn’t tell them
where they were going.
A Boost for Renewable Energy
GORDON BUTTE’S PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO FACILITY
BY SUZANNE WARING
Dotting Montana’s landscape, wind turbines and solar panels
provide clean, renewable energy. These renewable energy resources
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hotel to themselves, and had a
wonderful time being together.
The 1028 Steakhouse’s name
is a reminder of the Milwaukee
Railroad locomotive that came as
far as Winifred from Lewistown
routinely for years. Overhead in
the steakhouse is a miniature
train on a track that goes around
the restaurant.
Asbjornson goes back to
Winifred frequently. He has fam-
ily there.
“He has already driven here
from Bozeman, where he had
Décor of one of the rooms. Photo by Suzanne Waring. meetings at MSU twice this year,”
said Southworth. “He occasionally
When they pulled up in front of the flies his plane into the town’s airport. When
International Suites, the woman told he comes, he spends several days with us.”
her family that she had to stop there Winifred, Mont., is worth your time to
for a few minutes. She went in and then check out. Take the opportunity to dis-
didn’t go back out. Finally, the rest of cover the Missouri River Breaks, throw
the family got off the bus to investigate. a fishing line into the river, and take a
They stayed several days, had the whole ride across the river on one of the area
state ferries. MSN
are part of the solution to providing carbon free electricity, but
Montanans recognize that when the wind doesn’t blow, and the
sun doesn’t shine, renewable energy isn’t available. Methods are
needed for storing energy that can be used when demand exceeds
supply. Chemical battery storage technologies have improved but
suffer from degradation that renders them costly in the long run.
The people at Absaroka Energy in Bozeman, Mont., are in the
process of developing a “hydro battery” that makes renewable
energy more balanced, reliable, and cost effective.
WHAt It IS
A pumped storage hydro facility is essentially a water battery
that stores and disperses energy, depending on the needs of the
electrical grid. When electricity production is high, like on windy
days, the water is pumped uphill into an upper reservoir. Then
when the wind stops blowing and electricity is needed, gravity
surges the water downward and forces it through turbines that
turn and generate electricity. The generated electricity is sent onto
the electrical grid to maintain consistency and to meet demand.
DEVELOPMENt
“I am a lawyer by profession, and in 2010 a client asked me to
assist with wind energy development,” said Carl Borgquist, pres-
ident and CEO of Absaroka Energy. “I realized that with increased
utilization of renewable generation, storage and capacity would
be essential.”
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