HELENA, Mont. — A study paid for by the Montana Chamber of Commerce says the early closure of the Colstrip power plant would hurt Montana’s economy beyond the loss of jobs at the plant and the coal mine that feeds it.
The study prepared by University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research says billions of dollars would be lost in economic output, tax revenue and wages if all four of Colstrip’s units closed by 2027.
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