Colstrip Power Plant Threatened by Westmoreland Bankruptcy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:40:29 +0000

The Colstrip Power Plant, a four-unit, 2,094-MW coal-fired station located about 100 miles east of Billings, Montana, could see its coal supply contract nullified as a result of Westmoreland Coal Co.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Westmoreland operates the 25,000-acre Rosebud coal mine, among others. Rosebud is adjacent to the Colstrip plant and supplies almost all […]

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Tenaska Gas-Fired Plant Comes Online in Pennsylvania

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:43:46 +0000

The Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station began commercial operation on Dec. 21, the latest natural gas-fired facility to enter the PJM market. The 940-MW Tenaska plant, located near Smithton in South Huntingdon Township in Westmoreland County in southwest Pennsylvania, was built in just more than two years, though its planning and permitting process took several years […]

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