Puget Sound Energy

NorthWestern Energy for the second time in four years says it will adopt Puget Sound Energy’s share in the Colstrip plant as the Washington utility moves away from coal generation.

Washington-based Puget Sound Energy plans to direct energy from the new wind farm to its customers on the west coast.

The Pacific Northwest co-owners of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant are seeking protection from a new Montana law they say hurts their chances at negotiating their business dealings

The state of Montana will lease several thousand acres of public land to a proposed wind farm in the southeast part of the state.

A Washington State electric utility is contracting to buy energy from a wind farm in southeast Montana scheduled to be built this summer.

Two new Montana laws that aim to keep the Colstrip coal-fired power plant open and running sparked a lawsuit from plant owners who say the government is intruding on private business dealings.

As the Montana House held its first hearing on a bill that could allow NorthWestern Energy to pass costs on to its customers for the utility’s coal-fired power investments, opponents of the idea held protests in multiple cities.

The first application period for $10 million in transition funds is now open for workers and communities affected by last year’s closures at two of the Colstrip power plant’s four units.

A proposed sale at the Colstrip coal-fired power plant has fallen through after owners say they faced barriers to the agreement.

The commission that regulates electric utilities in Montana is postponing a public listening session on a company’s proposal to acquire a greater share in the Colstrip coal fired power plant.