Why are NorthWestern Energy’s rates so high?

by Nick Fitzmaurice NorthWestern Energy’s rate case at the Montana Public Service Commission won’t be decided until after the April...

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NorthWestern Asks to Raise Electricity Rates AGAIN — by 26% more

By Nick Fitzmaurice NorthWestern Energy has returned to the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) asking for permission to reach into...

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NorthWestern Tries to Shut the Public Out of Public Processes

By Nick Fitzmaurice In 2023, NorthWestern Energy published a wholly insufficient Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with incomplete data and...

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Webinar Recording — NorthWestern Energy’s 2024 Rate Case

NorthWestern Energy has returned to the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) asking for permission to reach into customers’ pockets...

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Statement from MEIC’s Anne Hedges on NorthWestern Energy’s announcement about acquiring Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.

NorthWestern Energy’s announcement of its intention to acquire Puget Sound Energy’s shares of the unreliable Colstrip plant is...

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Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Again Rebukes NorthWestern Energy on Clean Energy Projects

Victory — Court requires utility to pay fine for failing to invest in community renewable projects   CONTACTS Perry Wheeler,...

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NorthWestern Energy’s Plan to Use Customers as an ATM

By Anne Hedges  MEIC’s Katie Harrison in Great Falls on Aug. 14. Montanans can’t afford Montana’s largest utility. Right now,...

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NorthWestern Energy Secures Title of Montana Supervillain During Rate Case

By Anne Hedges How much should electricity bills increase for residences and small businesses? 11%? 18%? A whopping 28%? It seems every...

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NorthWestern Energy Can’t Stop Moving Backwards

By Ian Lund As Montana’s largest utility, NorthWestern Energy is responsible for providing reliable and affordable electricity to its...

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NorthWestern Energy Wants More of Colstrip (hold on to your wallets)

By Anne Hedges NorthWestern Energy’s proposal to permanently increase homeowners’ and small businesses’ electricity rates by 25% is...

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