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NorthWestern says PSC can’t regulate new Colstrip shares

Peyton Olson| November 25, 2025| News

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan

Anne Hedges, head of the Montana Environmental Information Center and one of NorthWestern’s outspoken critics, said other utilities have created similar setups, and the deal isn’t unusual.

But NorthWestern submitted the proposal to the feds just last month, and with the shares set to transfer come 2026, there’s little time to tell how customers will be affected.

“This deserves a whole lot more attention than NorthWestern is allowing, and that is what is so frustrating,” Hedges said.

 

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