Citing a need for reliable power, NorthWestern Energy on Monday night announced an agreement to secure ownership of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 while the owner, Avista, retains the responsibility of decommissioning and cleaning the plant when it eventually shutters.
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Montana’s largest electric utility reached an agreement to buy power from a proposed solar facility in southwest Montana’s Beaverhead County.
NorthWestern Energy on Tuesday announced a power purchase agreement with developer Clenera for one of two
proposed solar facilities, each of which is slated to generate 80 megawatts of electricity. 80 MW is about 10 percent of NorthWestern’s generating capacity.
NorthWestern currently serves Montana customers with fewer than 20 megawatts of solar power, according to spokesperson Jo Dee Black.
Black says NorthWestern also contracted with developer MTSun in 2020 to buy 80 megawatts from its proposed Yellowstone County facility. She says NorthWestern’s contracted solar power will increase to nearly 180 megawatts when the two solar contracts become active - tentatively in 2022.
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