Project Name |
Applicant |
Status |
Mountain States Transmission Intertie |
NorthWestern Energy |
Applicant withdrew application 2/4/14 |
Keystone-XL Pipeline |
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline |
Certificate issued 3/30/12 |
Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL) |
Montana Alberta Tie Ltd |
Certificate issued 10/22/2008 |
Havre Rainbow Project |
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) |
Determined MFSA compliant, reconstruction begun 05/24/10 |
Valley County Wind Project |
Wind Hunter, LLC |
Project Withdrawn |
Montanore Project |
Mines Management, Inc. |
Certificate issued 2/12/16 |
Colstrip Amendment 2 |
PPL Montana |
Completed |
Wolf Point-Williston |
Western Area Power Administration ( WAPA) |
Under construction |
Edgar & Straw On-Site Diesel Generation |
Express Pipeline |
No longer covered under MFSA |
Fort Peck-Wolf Point |
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) |
Construction complete |
Townsend-Garrison 500 kV transmission line |
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) |
MFSA Compliance, 6/87 & 9/82 |
Garrison-West 500 kV transmission line |
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) |
MFSA Compliance, 5/83 & 8/83 |
Colstrip-Townsend 500 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Co. (MPC) |
Certified 9/80 |
Colstrip-Hot Springs 500 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Co. (MPC) |
Certified 7/76 |
Buffalo Station Amendment |
Express Pipeline |
Amendment approved September 2000. |
Madison Missouri Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Relicensing of nine dams on the Madison and Missouri Rivers |
Montana Power Company – PPL Montana |
DEQ served as lead state agency in presenting a recommendation to FERC. FERC approved the license on September 27, 2000. |
Noxon and Cabinet Gorge dams Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Relicensing. |
Avista Corp (Formerly Washington Water Power) |
DEQ presented state recommendation to FERC. A settlement agreement was submitted as a part of the application and FERC approved the license February 23, 2000. |
Express Crude Oil Pipeline (24" diameter, 305 miles in Montana) |
Alberta Express Corporation |
BER approved the project 7/26/96 and it was constructed in 1996 and 1997. |
Noranda 230 kV transmission line |
Noranda |
Certificate status: DNRC approved the project 6/03/93. The transmission line was not built and the certificate has expired. |
Great Falls – Conrad 230 kV transmission line |
Western Area Power Administration |
Certificate status: Board determined that line complied with substantive requirements of MFSA 9/24/84. |
Laurel – Bridger "B" Line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate status: DNRC approved the project 3/03/86. |
Noxon – Pine Creek, ID 230 kV transmission line |
Washington Water Power Company |
Certificate status: Board ruled that the project is exempt from MFSA. Board also adopted construction and mitigation standards for project 3/9/84. |
Central Montana (Glengarry – Judith Gap) 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate status: DNRC approved the project 10/11/85. |
Resource 89 (Salem) Coal Fired Power Plant – 350 mW |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate status: DNRC found MPC’s application to be deficient in certain areas and not in compliance with MFSA 5/5/83. |
Fort Peck – Havre 230 kV transmission line |
Western Area Power Administration |
Certificate status: Board determined that project complied with the substantive requirements of MFSA 8/19/83 |
Kootenai Falls Hydroelectric Project – 144 mW |
Northern Lights, Inc. |
Certificate status: DNRC and Northern Lights signed agreement to waive MFSA time frames on application (to await conclusion of FERC licensing process) 1/21/83. |
Troy – Mt Vernon 115 kV transmission line |
Northern Lights, Inc. |
Certificate granted: 5/4/79. Centerline locations approved 9/21/79 and 6/6/80. |
Broadview – Grass Range – Glengarry 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company, Fergus Electric Coop. |
Certificate granted: 9/29/78. Board approved changed in certificate as proposed by applicant 10/15/79. Centerline locations approved 9/21/78. |
Clyde Park – Dillon 161 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 10/28/77. Centerline locations approved in 6/21/78, 8/7/81, 8/19/83, 1/20/84, and 4/13/84. |
Wilsall – Clyde Park 161 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 6/26/75, Board approved centerline location 12/5/75. |
Continental Oil 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 5/16/75 |
Broadview – Alkali Creek 230 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 1/28/77, Board approved amendment to certificate 2/23/79. |
Anaconda – Hamilton 161 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 10/28/77, Board approval amendment to certificate 6/5/81, centerline locations approval 8/7/81 and 1/20/84. |
Ulm 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 3/10/75, Board approval amendment to certificate 5/16/75 |
Bridger – Roberts 50/69 kV transmission line |
Beartooth Electric Cooperative |
Certificate granted: 5/16/75, Board requested Applicants to submit exact centerline location – no record of a later request. |
Circle – Flowing Well 69kV transmission line |
McCone Electric Cooperative |
Certificate granted: 9/13/74 |
Colstrip 1 and 2 Associated Facilities: water supply system and 115 kV transmission line from Colstrip to pumping station |
Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
Certificate granted: 3/1/74 |
Colstrip – Broadview 230 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company, Puget Sound Power and Light Company |
Certificate granted: 11/15/74. Centerline approvals were granted in 1975. |
Colstrip Units 3 and 4, and 500 kV transmission lines from Colstrip to Hot Springs |
Montana Power Company (30%), Puget Sound Power and Light (25%), Portland General Electric Company (20%), Washington Water Power Company (now Avista)(15%), Pacific Power and Light Company (10%) |
Certificate granted: 7/22/76. Centerline approvals for various portions of the transmission lines were granted later. |
Laurel – Billings 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 9/14/73 |
Billings Eastside Substation 100 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 7/20/73 |
Anaconda – Arbiter 230 kV transmission line |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 7/20/73, 3/10/73 |
Laurel – Bridger 100 |
Montana Power Company |
Certificate granted: 9/14/73 |
Billings - Yellowtail 161 kV transmission line |
Pacific Power and Light |
Certificate granted 5/04/73 |