Solar-power advocates: PSC ruling devalues solar power, should be reconsidered

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Solar-power advocates: PSC ruling devalues solar power, should be reconsidered

HELENA – Last week’s Public Service Commission order to set new rates and contract rules for small, independent solar-power projects in...

June 29, 2017

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Hot mic records troubling conversation about solar regulations

Montana’s new terms for small solar projects might have been knowingly set to discourage development, based on a conversation caught last...

June 28, 2017

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Montana has the smallest renewable energy incentives in the region after regulator’s vote

Solar energy’s prospects dimmed in Montana on Thursday as state regulators retooled incentives for renewable energy development....

June 23, 2017

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Federal regulators decide to keep fee that inflates cost of Montana wind energy

Montana wind energy advocates have been dealt a blow by the Bonneville Power Administration, which has refused to kill a transmission fee...

June 19, 2017

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Colstrip on track for big changes in 2030s

Stakeholders in Montana’s largest coal-fired power plant expect to operate Colstrip’s two least-dated units into the 2030s, even as...

June 14, 2017

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As coal production declines, Montana sees drop in coal jobs, plans for more

As President Donald Trump has rolled out a series of moves he claims will increase the number of coal-mining jobs in the U.S., analysts...

June 12, 2017

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Environmental groups try to block Montana mine expansion

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Environmental advocacy groups launched a new attempt Thursday to halt the expansion of Montana’s largest coal mine...

June 9, 2017

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Bozeman mayor commits to upholding Paris climate accord goals

Bozeman’s mayor joined more than 200 other city leaders from across the country in signing a letter pledging to continue trying to limit...

June 6, 2017

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Vice President Mike Pence To Visit Coal Mine On The Crow Reservation

Vice President Mike Pence and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke are scheduled to visit a coal mine on the Crow Reservation Friday. The Trump...

May 15, 2017

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Legislature passes bill exempting wells on family-transfer land

Matt and Jen Cottle, ranchers near Bigfork, want to build a house for their son but they have found themselves in the crossfire of a heated...

April 18, 2017

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