Montana's Colstrip Station Takes Unit Offline for Repairs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Colstrip Power Station, which is located in Colstrip, Montana, experienced a forced outage on one of its larger units early Wednesday. PPL Montana (Billings, Montana), a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) (Allentown, Pennsylvania), owns a majority of the station.

Colstrip's Unit 3, which produces 778 megawatts (MW), was taken offline following the discovery of tube leaks in its boiler section. Plant personnel say that the unit is cooling so workers can make repairs safely, which usually takes about three to four days. The unit is scheduled to be returned to service over the weekend.

Colstrip Power Station comprises four generating units with a total capacity of 2,272 MW when all four are at full power. The three remaining units remain online with no complications.

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