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Owners Reverse Course, Will Keep Montana Coal Plant Online

August 10, 2017

Via: PowerMag

The operator of one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western U.S. will continue to run the plant, changing course about a year after a company executive said the facility was not economically viable.

A spokesman for Talen Energy confirmed to POWER on August 9 that the company will continue to operate the 2,094-MW Colstrip Generating Station in Montana, months after the company last year told the ownership group it would need to find a new operator by mid-2018.

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