Montana News
Washington utility company plans to purchase 315 megawatts of Montana wind energy
With Montana News, I'm Austin Amistoy. An out-of-state utility company has signed a 25-year contract to purchase energy from a wind farm being built in central Montana, MTPR's Ellis Julin has more. Washington State Utility Company Puget Sound Energy has signed a contract with a Montana wind farm to generate enough energy to power 116,000 homes every year. The 315 megawatts of electricity will come from a planned wind farm near 2-dot run by Clearwater Energy Group. The company is in the planning stages and expects it to be operational by 2028. All power generated from that facility will be sent to Washington State. This move is the latest in the utilities transition away from fossil fuel-based energy sources. Washington State law requires all state-based utilities to stop sourcing energy from coal by 2025. Puget Sound Energy was previously the largest owner of the coal-fired power plant in coal strip. Missoula, I'm Ellis G. Lynn.