Colstrip

Puget Sound Energy, part owner of Colstrip Units 1 and 2, entered into a legal settlement last year to shut down the coal-fired generating plants in July 2022.

Federal officials say retrofitting the Colstrip power plant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would cost at least $1.2 billion, but that price tag could be at least partially offset by selling captured carbon dioxide for use in oil fields...

Colstrip was the focus of discussions yesterday by officials from the Department of Energy, Governor Steve Bullock and Colstrip leaders discussed a suggested $1 billion fix to keep the coal-fired plants open.

Today, August 31st, representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy were in Colstrip, Montana along with Governor Steve Bullock and the owners of the Colstrip Power Plants to discuss possible new technology that could keep the plants running.

The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision ordering Colstrip to pay former police chief Larry Reinlasoder over $287,000 in damages for wrongful termination.  The high court reversed a May 2015 Yellowstone County jury verdict and sided with the city of Colstrip, saying that it had good cause for firing the former chief for misconduct...

Montana Governor Steve Bullock said yesterday that he stands behind the Colstrip power plants, while an economist said the closure was 'inevitable'.

New Colstrip owners and Sierra Club and the Montana Environmental Information Center announced earlier this week the shutdown of Colstrip units one and two on or before 2022. Reactions varied, but Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joined Sen. Steve Daines and others who were devastated by the news.

The foundation has been laid for the shutdown of Colstrip Units 1 and 2.

Gov. Steve Bullock met with members of the Colstrip community on Tuesday, saying he’s doing what he can to protect their energy future.  The Democratic governor’s hour-long meeting with community leaders produced no concrete solutions...

The operator of the four coal-fired power plants at Colstrip told plant owners Monday it plans to exit as operator within two years.  State officials confirmed Monday they’d been told Talen Energy of Allentown, Pa., informed the plants’ utility owners that it no longer wants to operate the power plants in southeastern Montana...