# Hauser — Planned US generating-unit retirements: which plant and unit is scheduled to close, in which month, and what has been published before

For Hauser, eia plant id is 2185; generator id is HAU3; planned retirement year is 2028; planned retirement month is 6; operator is NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro), verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Plant:** Hauser _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EIA plant ID:** 2185 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generator ID:** HAU3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Planned retirement year:** 2028 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Planned retirement month:** 6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Operator:** NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EIA entity ID:** 13902 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Producer type:** Electric Utility _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** MT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Net summer capacity (MW):** 2.8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fuel code:** WAT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Prime mover:** HY _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EPM edition:** May 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2028 | 6 | 13902 | NorthWestern Energy (MT Hydro) | Electric Utility | Hauser | MT | 2185 | HAU3 | 2.8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | WAT | HY |

## Source

- https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=table_6_06

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-09-20.
Part of [Planned US generating-unit retirements: which plant and unit is scheduled to close, in which month, and what has been published before](https://referencesource.org/power-plant-retirement-schedule/).