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Portland General Electric Company et al v. NorthWestern Corporation et al

  1. October 20, 2022

    Mont. Laws Restricting Plant Closures Ruled Unconstitutional

    Montana passed laws that unconstitutionally made it harder for out-of-state companies to shut down a coal-fired power plant, a federal judge ruled, adopting a magistrate judge's recommendations.

  2. October 13, 2021

    Judge Blocks Mont. Law That Restricts Coal Plant Closures

    A Montana federal judge blocked a newly enacted state law from being enforced Wednesday after determining the statute, which allegedly intended to make it harder to shut down coal-fired power generators in the state, likely unconstitutionally interferes with a decades-old contract.

  3. September 08, 2021

    Coal Plant Fight Belongs In Montana, Co-Owner Says

    A co-owner of Montana coal plant units says that a contested effort by utilities to shut down operations must be arbitrated in the Treasure State, despite arguments that a decades-old operating agreement explicitly identifies Washington as the venue.

  4. May 05, 2021

    Utilities Say Mont. Can't Dictate Power Plant Arbitration Venue

    A Montana law that requires a power plant dispute be arbitrated in the state violates the contracts clause of the U.S. Constitution and thus can't dictate the arbitration venue in negotiations over a decades-old ownership agreement, joint owners of a coal plant have said.