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USCA Case #24-1190 Document #2062093
Filed: 06/27/2024 Page 26 of 92
pay an average of $70 million per year in taxes just for the fuel component of Colstrip, which includes Federal and State Royalties and Severance Tax.
61. Colstrip's owners pay approximately S1.025 million per year directly to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
62. In short, Colstrip makes significant contributions to the State of Montana and is central to the State from an economic and social perspective.
CONCLUSION 63. For the reasons described above, Talen Montana is facing imminent and substantial harm if the MATS Final Rule is not stayed.
Executed on June 27, 2024,
Dale E. Lebsack, Jr. President of Talen Montana, LLC Chief Fossil Officer for Talen Energy Corporation
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