Mountain States Transmission Intertie (MSTI)

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern), 40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701, has submitted a Montana Major Facility Siting Act (MSFA) application to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to construct a 500 kV electric transmission line.  NorthWestern proposes to construct, operate, and maintain the line from Montana to Idaho.  As proposed, the line would extend from a new substation approximately 5 miles south of Townsend, MT through the Whitehall and Butte areas to an enlarged Mill Creek substation east of Anaconda and then south along the Interstate 15 corridor in Montana to the Midpoint Substation in south central Idaho.

Butte Open House 4/09/2009
Butte Open House
Questions-Answer Session
Butte Area Local Routing Options Maps

Newsletter

Application

Maps
Interactive Map with Resources Information
 4/2/2009 Updated Information shown here is from NorthWestern Energy application.  Over the next few weeks DEQ will update the alternatives to reflect those that are under consideration.
Downloadable Maps

NorthWestern Energy's MSTI Project Overview

Supplemental request considering Mill Creek Substation

For additional information please contact Greg Hallsten at 406-444-3276
or Tom Ring at 406-444-6785.