Anne Hedges

Keystone Pipeline pumping station in Nebraska.

Environment & Science

Montana Energy Businesses Working Through Coronavirus Challenges

Kayla Desroches

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Like many other essential industries in Montana, the state’s energy sector continues the daily grind amid concerns over the COVID-19 illness. YPR News’s…

John Hines stands in front of a podium and microphone against a blue screen that reads "Finding Good Workers"

Business

NorthWestern Energy Files To Buy Added Share In Colstrip Unit 4

Kayla Desroches

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The state’s largest utility filed its intent to purchase an added share of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant in eastern Montana on…

The outside of the NorthWestern Energy building in Butte, Montana.

Business

NorthWestern To Increase Colstrip Unit 4 Stake By 25 Percent For $1

Nicky Ouellet

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Montana’s largest electricity provider on Tuesday announced it plans to buy a larger share of the Colstrip power plant a day after protesters rallied the…

Business

Colstrip At A Crossroads

The future of Colstrip was one of the topics at the Montana Energy Summit convened yesterday by U.S. Senator Steve Daines. Ralph Alexander, the President…

The Colstrip Power Plant consists of four separate coal-fired generating units, collectively owned by Puget Sound Energy, Talen Energy, Avista Corporation, PacifiCorp and NorthWestern Energy. The facility employs about 360 people

Failed Legislation Means Uncertainty For Colstrip's Future

Zachariah Bryan - UM Community News Service

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When Montana's 2017 Legislature adjourned on April 28, Sen. Duane Ankney , R-Colstrip, ended almost right where he began. At the session's beginning, he...