Every session we have bills that create new potential for Colstrip, those bills are constantly surrounded by media misinformation that is meant to confuse and mislead lawmakers and the public. This session is no different, and the current bill in question is Senator Fitzpatrick’s SB 379. Fitzpatrick’s bill creates a pathway for a Montana utility, like NorthWestern, to acquire or lease an additional interest in a coal fired generating unit such as those at Colstrip.
Predictably, anti-coal groups are saying SB 379 takes oversight away from the Public Service Commission. Unfortunately, misinformation such as this comes from not reading the bill.
