By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current
As tech startups are rushing to build large data centers across the nation, some Montana organizations are asking state energy regulators to require data centers to pay some of the costs instead of allowing NorthWestern Energy to give them a free pass.
On Monday, Earthjustice filed a complaint with the Montana Public Service Commission on behalf of nine organizations who are asking that a separate customer class be created that would require data centers to pay for costs associated with the energy they use instead of spreading the cost to residential customers.
