"The owner of a coal-fired power plant in Hardin [Montana] has lost money from the site since 2014 and plans to leave town.

Gary Arneson, vice president of operations for Heorot Power, said in a Nov. 15 letter to the Montana Public Service Commission that if the company can't find a buyer for the facility, it could close by the first or second quarter of 2018.

The Hardin plant, constructed in 2006, is among the newest in the state. Heorot has relied on short-term energy contracts to sell electricity from the plant."

Matt Hudson reports for the Billings Gazette November 17, 2017. [2]