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• Inside WA’s messy breakup with Montana coal country
  The Spokesman-ReviewMar 9, 2026
• Federal regulators approve NorthWestern proposal for new Colstrip shares
  Daily MontananMar 2, 2026
• Power drain: A guide to proposed data centers so far in Montana
  Eastern ProgressFeb 28, 2026
• EPA finalizes repeal of emissions rule that could have forced Colstrip’s closure
  Montana Free PressFeb 28, 2026
• NorthWestern Energy Reports 2025 Financial Results
  Business WireFeb 11, 2026
• News - Fort Peck breathes new life into two butterfly valves
  DVIDSJan 23, 2026
• NorthWestern Energy now owns an extra 592 megawatts of Colstrip. What’s its plan for doubling down on coal?
  Montana Free PressJan 15, 2026
• A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions
  Sierra ClubDec 5, 2025
• NorthWestern says PSC can’t regulate new Colstrip shares
  Daily MontananNov 25, 2025
• Public Service Commission approves $246 million for Yellowstone plant
  Daily MontananNov 21, 2025
• Stillwater County banks on wind power as a new 'golden goose'
  Montana Public RadioOct 30, 2025
• Customers shouldn’t pay for NorthWestern’s ‘lack of cost discipline,’ parties argue
  Daily MontananOct 27, 2025
• NorthWestern’s new shares at Colstrip to cost $18M in operations
  Missoula CurrentOct 3, 2025
• Conservation group files second lawsuit over Yellowstone County power plant permit
  Montana Public RadioSep 30, 2025
• NorthWestern anticipates spending $18 million annually on operation and maintenance for Avista’s share of Colstrip
  Montana Free PressSep 19, 2025
• Puget Sound Energy’s Beaver Creek Wind Farm now operational
  Yahoo FinanceAug 19, 2025
• Montana DEQ final assessment shows NorthWestern's Laurel plant in compliance
  KTVQAug 5, 2025
• NorthWestern Energy’s Colstrip investment could be costly for customers, witness testifies
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleJun 18, 2025
• Colstrip power plant exemption sparks debate on emissions and jobs
  Nonstop Local News MontanaJun 14, 2025
• NorthWestern Energy vice president quizzed about Colstrip facility, hydro, climate change
  Daily MontananJun 10, 2025
• Eyes on Montana PSC as NorthWestern Energy argues for rate increase
  KTVHJun 9, 2025
• NorthWestern Energy CEO: Rate hikes modest, necessary for reliable power
  Daily MontananJun 9, 2025
• Mystic Lake hydro project that tamed Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness waters turns 100
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleMay 9, 2025
• Montana coal-burning plant requests exemption from MATS rule
  Power EngineeringApr 3, 2025
• Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
  The New York TimesApr 2, 2025
• One of America’s Dirtiest Coal Plants Seeks Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card from Trump
  EarthjusticeApr 2, 2025
• 2024 Colstrip shut down may have cost ratepayers $5M, PSC seeks answers from NorthWestern
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleMar 16, 2025
• Energy Reinvestments in the Intermountain West Can Save Ratepayers Hundreds of Millions
  RMIMar 6, 2025
• Montana’s federal delegation, Tribal Chief, address joint session of Legislature
  Daily MontananFeb 17, 2025
• Three Great Falls area projects awarded River Fund grants
  The ElectricFeb 15, 2025
• Hull Street Energy Sells Montana Natural Gas-Fired Plant
  PR NewswireJan 9, 2025
• Montana Supreme Court Orders Analysis of Climate Impact of Methane Gas Plant
  EarthjusticeJan 3, 2025
• Oregon Customers Benefit as PGE’s Eastern Montana Wind Farm Helps Set Records
  POWER MagazineNov 13, 2024
• Generating Station Completed – .
  Big Sky Business JournalAug 13, 2024
• NorthWestern to acquire more of Colstrip while other utilities unload coal
  Washington State StandardAug 4, 2024
• NorthWestern Energy announces deal to acquire larger share of Colstrip power plant
  Montana Free PressJul 31, 2024
• NorthWestern Energy says majority control of Colstrip plant an important step
  KTVHJul 31, 2024
• Colstrip power plant offline during heat wave
  Montana Public RadioJul 24, 2024
• GE Vernova turbines arrive at Montana wind site
  reNewsJun 20, 2024
• $3.2 billion Montana energy project adds key investor
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleJun 11, 2024
• Wind farm construction begins near Rapelje
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleMay 29, 2024
• Missouri River Basin runoff forecast improves but remains below average; Fort Peck Flow Te
  USACE Northwestern Division (.mil)May 3, 2024
• Trail overlooking Selis Ksanka Qlispe Dam set for spring opening
  NBC MontanaApr 11, 2024
• Two Coal States, Two Very Different Futures
  Sierra ClubMar 18, 2024
• Large wind farm slated for Columbus
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleDec 13, 2023
• US Energy Firm Puget Sound Energy Announces Utility-Scale Wind Farm At Montana
  Saur EnergyDec 8, 2023
• Governor Gianforte Cuts Ribbon on New American-Made Energy Facility
  State of Montana Newsroom (.gov)Oct 3, 2023
• Old dam, new name: Northwestern Energy renames Dam at Mystic Lake for retired CEO
  KTVQSep 13, 2023
• Holter Dam gets OSHA recognition
  KTVHJun 1, 2023
• Montana’s Largest Solar Plant Set to Produce Power for 12k Homes
  Yellowstone County NewsMar 31, 2023
• Fort Peck tribes, energy coalition propose multi-billion hydrogen project in Montana
  Daily MontananMar 29, 2023
• Puget Sound Energy sells remaining ownership stake in Montana coal power plant
  Daily Energy InsiderSep 13, 2022
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy plans to buy 399 MW of Montana wind from NaturEner
  Utility DiveAug 3, 2022
• Improving chemical control of nonnative aquatic plants in run-of-the-river reservoirs
  Cambridge University Press & AssessmentJul 14, 2022
• Yesterdays: Employees cry foul in CFAC profit sharing deal
  Hungry Horse NewsFeb 2, 2022
• Montana’s Madison River Nearly Runs Dry During Dam Failure
  MeatEaterDec 2, 2021
• Dam operators have been pulsing Madison River flows more than ever this summer to protect fish
  Bozeman Daily ChronicleAug 16, 2021
• What’s next for NorthWestern Energy?
  Montana Free PressMay 21, 2021
• GOP on Senate panel revive portion of NW Energy-Colstrip bill
  KTVHApr 23, 2021
• Lewis & Clark power plant closing March 31
  Montana Free PressMar 29, 2021
• ENR 2020 Top 400 Sourcebook: Pryor Mountain Wind Farm
  ENRSep 2, 2020
• Masked, socially distanced guides welcome visitors to Hungry Horse Dam
  NBC MontanaAug 23, 2020
• Colstrip Power Plant, Rosebud County, Montana, USA
  NS EnergyDec 27, 2019
• CRSO EIS Featured Project - Hungry Horse Dam
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (.mil)Nov 22, 2019
• Coal-fired power plant closing in Sidney
  Great Falls TribuneFeb 19, 2019
• Overhaul planned for Hungry Horse Dam power plant
  Daily Inter LakeDec 6, 2018
• Seventus chisels Jawbone deal
  reNews - Renewable Energy NewsAug 15, 2018
• Missouri River racing in Great Falls as dam readies for runoff
  Great Falls TribuneMay 10, 2018
• Winds of change: What will power the Northwest’s future?
  The Seattle TimesMar 5, 2018
• $3.7 million Ryan Dam upgrade to be complete in 2020
  Great Falls TribuneMar 23, 2017
• Governor visits wind farm near Fairfield
  Great Falls TribuneMay 31, 2016
• SDG&E sued over Montana wind contract
  Utility DiveDec 26, 2013
• Rim Rock Wind Farm, Montana
  Power TechnologyJul 30, 2013
• Rim Rock Wind Farm Is Largest-Capacity Wind Site in Montana
  ENRJun 17, 2013
• NorthWestern Energy Builds a Regulating Reserve Plant
  POWER MagazineDec 1, 2011