With a total generating capacity of 210 megawatts (MW), it became the largest wind farm in the state when the second construction phase came online at the end of 2009.

[1] The facility is located off of U.S. Highway 2 south of the unincorporated community of Ethridge, between the cities of Cut Bank and Shelby, and spans about 25,000 acres.

[4][5] Phase II came online in October 2009 and uses an additional 69 Acciona 1.7 MW turbines.

[1][6] The 189 MW Rim Rock Wind Farm was subsequently completed about 15 miles to the north in 2012.

In addition to the hundreds of construction jobs and millions of dollars in cumulative land lease payments and tax revenues, about 10-15 permanent local jobs were also created to maintain the facilities over their lifetime.