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NorthWestern seeks permits for new power plant
NorthWestern Energy said it is seeking permits for a natural-gas-fired power plant near Anaconda, Mont., and hopes to start building the plant next year. ...The $206 million plant would be used to stabilize the electric grid and allow NorthWestern to take more wind power onto the system, company officials said. ...PSC Commissioner Ken Toole welcomed the permit application. He said such a plant could allow for the production of more wind power plants, which require so-called "firming" power to fill in the gaps when winds are not blowing.
August 26, 2008
by Matt Gouras
in Forbes
NorthWestern Energy said it is seeking permits for a natural-gas-fired power plant near Anaconda, Mont., and hopes to start building the plant next year.
The company said Tuesday it has applied for an air quality permit from the Department of Environmental Quality and approval from the Public Service Commission.
The $206 million plant would be used to stabilize the electric grid and allow NorthWestern to take more wind power onto the system, company officials said.
The plant would be the first step to "reintegrating" the utility under legislation passed in 2007 that allows the company to own... [continue via Web link]
The company said Tuesday it has applied for an air quality permit from the Department of Environmental Quality and approval from the Public Service Commission.
The $206 million plant would be used to stabilize the electric grid and allow NorthWestern to take more wind power onto the system, company officials said.
The plant would be the first step to "reintegrating" the utility under legislation passed in 2007 that allows the company to own... [continue via Web link]
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