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December 11, 2024

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Puget Sound Energy Signs on with North Plains Connector

Puget Sound Energy has become the latest utility to stake a claim in the North Plains Connector, a 420-mile transmission…
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December 9, 2024

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Puget Sound Energy signs on to largest share of North Plains Connector transmission project

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) today announced that it has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with North Plains Connector LLC,…
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December 4, 2024

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Supporting more electric transmission in North Dakota

The power grid in North Dakota, much like the state’s highway system, requires expansion to meetgrowing demands. Just as Interstate…

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November 6, 2024

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Colstrip Launches First High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Line

Community leaders in Colstrip celebrated a $700 million investment in bolstering affordable, reliable energy in Montana through the North Plains…
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November 5, 2024

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Avista joins PGE, Grid United and ALLETE in 3,000 megawatt east-west transmission line

North Plains Connector transmission line continues building momentum as Avista commits to nonbinding memorandum of understanding for a 10% ownership…

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August 6, 2024

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Utilities of North Plains Connector Interregional Innovation Consortium Applaud the U.S. Department of Energy for Historic Investment in Interregional Transmission Through $700 Million Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Grant

The North Plains Connector Interregional Innovation Consortium expresses its gratitude to the U.S. Department of Energy for its support in…
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July 29, 2024

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Commerce Awarded $47.5 Million Federal Grant For Critical Infrastructure Improvements

Commerce’s Southeastern Montana Transmission Siting and Economic Development Initiative will sub-grant funding to Rosebud, Custer and Fallon Counties and the…
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July 29, 2024

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Montana to receive $47M grant to fund infrastructure projects in SE Montana

The Montana Department of Commerce is set to receive $47.5 million in federal grant money that Rosebud, Custer, and Fallon…
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July 26, 2024

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Bowman & Slope County Community Foundation announces spring grant recipient

The Bowman & Slope County Community Foundation (BSCF) Advisory Committee awarded a $40,000 grant to the Amidon Fire Protection District…
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July 18, 2024

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Community Investment Program Grants Quarter Million Dollars

The Montana Community Foundation’s (MCF) Community Investment Program (CIP) has announced the latest grant recipients in its third round of…
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June 26, 2024

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New Analysis Quantifies Capacity Benefits of Grid United and ALLETE’s North Plains Connector Interregional Transmission Line

Grid United, a leading developer of high voltage transmission infrastructure, today announced the results of a comprehensive study conducted by…
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June 3, 2024

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PGE joins Grid United and ALLETE in 3,000 megawatt east-west transmission line

The North Plains Connector transmission line will more than double the transfer capacity between the eastern and western U.S. electric…
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