Yesterday Governor Bullock shockingly suggested that NorthWestern Energy consider buying more of the Colstrip-coal-fired power plant. He offered Montana’s support for transferring ownership of the plant to NorthWestern or any other new owners. The Colstrip plant is omold, dirty, unreliable, and expensive. There are better ways to create jobs and provide affordable electricity in Montana. Ask Gov. Bullock to stop wasting taxpayer money on last century’s technology just as playing at gratis online spill. The future lies in clean energy. And the future is now. Ask him to lead in solving climate change and creating more clean energy jobs in Colstrip and across Montana. Learn more
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Having NorthWestern buy a larger share of the Colstrip plant is irresponsible and quite simply a terrible idea for Montana families, businesses, taxpayers, and the environment. NorthWestern says it doesn’t need more power. It just purchased the hydroelectric system from PPL at a premium. At that time NorthWestern concluded that the Colstrip plant is a massive $340 million liability.
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Colstrip Units 1 & 2 were expected to have a 30-year life when they were built. That was 40 years ago. Numerous independent financial and energy analysts have warned that Colstrip is a bad investment.
Tell the Governor to invest the state’s time and resources moving Montana forward toward a clean energy future, not tethering us to the high-cost, high-risk, highly polluting past.
ENOUGH !!! leave my job alone, It puts my kids through college, feed the family and above all it helps all Montanans with a better living than a low paying jobs that I will be forced to take if there is any jobs left.. you don’t like it.. don’t live here.. get out of my state.. 50 year old lifer of montana
you say its my right to have clean and healthy? it is also my right to a fair paying job… quit lying about clean and dirty get the facts right..
This is so much lying bull shit that it is totally beyond belief. Then the fools carry on about Colestrip and how old it is while forgetting that B-52s made 60 years ago are being sent to the Middle East.