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BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The effects of pending Environmental Protection Agency regulations combined with economic factors have resulted in a decision announced Wednesday (9/19) by PPL Montana to place the J.E. Corette power plant in Billings into long-term reserve status beginning in April 2015. "Our detailed analysis has shown that to meet the emission reductions required by EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, we would need to invest $38 million in the...

BILLINGS, Mont., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (2/22) unanimously overturned a Montana state Supreme Court decision requiring PPL Montana to pay millions in rent for the use of riverbeds under portions of three rivers in Montana. "We're pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Montana court rulings in this historic case," said Robert J. Grey, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of PPL Corporation. "We're hopeful that...

In the news release, U.S. Supreme Court Accepts PPL Montana Streambed Case, issued June 20, 2011, by PPL Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the third paragraph, second sentence, the number regarding the loss accrual related to this issue should read "a total loss accrual of $78 million at March 31, 2011" rather than "a charge of $56 million" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: U.S. Supreme Court Accepts PPL Montana...

BILLINGS, Mont., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Supreme Court announced Monday (6/20) that it will hear PPL Montana's appeal of a Montana Supreme Court decision that granted the state ownership of riverbeds underlying certain PPL Montana-owned dams, retroactively going back to statehood. "We welcome the Supreme Court's decision to take up this case because of the broad implications it has for water users throughout the West," said Robert J. Grey, senior vice president,...

GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The expansion of PPL Montana's Rainbow hydroelectric plant is more than 60 percent complete and on schedule despite the record rainfall this spring and continuing high flows on the Missouri River. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110614/NE19852 ) "Crews working at the construction site recently embedded all of the major turbine components in concrete, a key milestone in the $230 million expansion project at Rainbow," said Pete...

BILLINGS, Mont., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Montana's 12 hydroelectric facilities across the state are operating in anticipation of the many rivers and streams running high from a combination of rain and a heavy mountain snowpack. "Our dams and facilities are designed to handle the kinds of runoffs we're seeing across Montana this spring," said David Hoffman, director of External Affairs for PPL Montana. "We do remind the many people who use the rivers and streams around PPL Montana...

BILLINGS, Mont., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the U.S. Office of the Solicitor General to provide further analysis of PPL Montana's petition for review of the Montana streambed use case. "We're pleased by this development in the streambed use case," said Robert J. Grey, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of PPL Corporation. "The Solicitor General's office will review the case over the next several months and then present its views...

BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL Montana announced Tuesday (8/18) that a Montanan with 28 years of service with the generating company will become its new vice president and chief operating officer. Pete Simonich, who currently serves as manager-Generating Assets for PPL Montana, will take over his new position on Aug. 31. He is succeeding Brad Spencer, who announced his retirement earlier this year. PPL Montana is a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL). "We are...

BILLINGS, Mont., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brad Spencer, who has served as vice president and chief operating officer of PPL Montana for eight years, will retire September 30. "We thank Brad for his leadership, both in improving performance inside the company and in his very successful efforts in establishing PPL Montana as an important state and community partner," said William H. Spence, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL). "We...

By Dennison, Mike HELENA - PPL Montana, the state's largest electric power producer, owes the state $41 million in back rent for using state- owned riverbeds at its hydroelectric dams, a state judge has ruled. District Judge Thomas Honzel of Helena, whose ruling was filed late Friday afternoon, said PPL should pay the state rent based on a percentage of its power sales profits going back to 2000 - a method proposed by a state-hired expert. Honzel said the riverbeds under PPL Montana's...