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Split PSC shoots down NorthWestern Energy’s agreement for wind power project

A divided state Public Service Commission this week rejected NorthWestern Energy’s http://www.northwesternenergy.com/ agreement to buy power from a new wind project at a cost lower than the utility is paying for power from hydroelectric dams purchased earlier this year.

The PSC voted 3-2 on Tuesday to reject an agreement between NorthWestern and Greenfield Wind, which is proposing a 25-megawatt wind-power project near Fairfield.

Under the agreement, Greenfield would have a 25-year contract to sell power to NorthWestern for about $54 per megawatt hour (mWh).

By MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/split-psc-shoots-down-agreement-for-wind-power-project/article_bc543ff8-66f5-5491-9186-f791665f9903.html

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