By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
Montana Consumer Counsel should advocate for customers, against monopoly, members of the public said
Montanans want legislators to make sure the Montana Consumer Counsel looks out for families and small business customers of NorthWestern Energy as the utility asks for another rate increase — on the heels of a 28% hike approved in a settlement last year.
Members of the public said other states, such as Texas, are moving toward more affordable, renewable resources, but NorthWestern Energy is still “chaining” customers to outdated technologies that are both costly and harm people’s health.
