Colstrip shutters units 1 and 2 two and a half years earlier than negotiated

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Two coal-fired turbines operating since the mid-1970s at the 2,094-MWColstrip power plant in Montana were shut down Sunday, according toplant co-owner and operator Talen Energy.The closures came nearly two-and-a-half years earlier than thelegally mandated deadline to shut down units 1 and 2 imposed by asettlement agreement reached between environmental groups andthe six owners of Colstrip: Talen Energy subsidiary Talen Montana LLC,Puget Sound Energy, Avista, NorthWestern Corp., PacifiCorp andPortland General Electric.