Dive Summary:
- Northwestern Energy and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) met with the Montana Public Service Commission to talk about potential transmission line projects.
- Northwestern in considering adding 600 MW of capacity to its Colstrip Transmission System, while BPA is looking at upgrading a transmission line which would connect to the Colstrip line and run into northern Idaho.
- Gaelectric has expressed interest in building renewable energy projects in Montana, but have lacked sufficient transmission capabilities thus far; Northwestern and BPA both report they will not move forward with the project until Gaelectric commits to using them.
From the article:
Two utility companies are considering major upgrades to their transmission lines in Montana.
Northwestern Energy and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) met with the Public Service Commission on Thursday to talk about the potential projects. ...
