Colstrip

As NorthWestern Energy was in discussions to acquire this incremental Colstrip generation, we were also in the midst of adding another 160 megawatts of solar generation to our Montana portfolio.

So our existing ownership in Colstrip save customers $10 million.

We remain engaged with the other owners of Colstrip to address several outstanding issues, including potential future emissions reductions at the plant and resolution of pending legal proceedings.

While not mentioning Montana’s Colstrip Units 3 and 4, the issues strike directly at the heart of the battle to keep the aging coal-fired plant in southern Montana open.

On this day, Colstrip Units 1 and 2 will be closed - with the doors dismantled and welded shut.

The Class B-C championship team trophy was won by Colstrip who scored 233 points.

The violation of the federal air pollution standards shut down Colstrip Units 3 and 4 at the end of June 2018 while Units 1 and 2 were already offline for maintenance.

In Colstrip, many are skeptical of linking coal to climate change, and have rallied around the Trump administration, which has sought to cast doubt on the science that tags fossil-fuel combustion as a major driver of global warming.