NorthWestern request to tap customer credit ‘unprecedented,’ watchdog says

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NorthWestern request to tap customer credit ‘unprecedented,’ watchdog says

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan NorthWestern Energy continues to treat oversight by the Montana Public Service Commission and engagement...

December 9, 2025

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NorthWestern Energy goes to regulators with plans for larger ownership share in Colstrip plant

By Jonathon Ambarian, KTVH HELENA — At the end of the year, NorthWestern Energy is set to take over majority ownership of the Colstrip...

December 9, 2025

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A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions

By Nick Engelfried, Sierra Club Since the 1970s, a coal-burning power plant called Colstrip has towered over Southeast Montana. At one...

December 5, 2025

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NorthWestern says PSC can’t regulate new Colstrip shares

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan Anne Hedges, head of the Montana Environmental Information Center and one of NorthWestern’s outspoken...

November 25, 2025

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Environmental groups say the state didn’t properly consider climate impacts of Laurel plant

The Yellowstone County gas plant was forecast to emit more than 23 million tons of atmosphere-warming greenhouse gases over a 30-year...

October 3, 2025

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Conservation group files second lawsuit over Yellowstone County power plant permit

By Ellis Juhlin, Montana Public Radio The Montana Environmental Information Center is suing the state agency responsible for permitting...

September 30, 2025

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Press Release: Groups challenge Montana’s second rubberstamp of methane gas plant near Laurel

The Department of Environmental Quality failed to adequately evaluate climate impacts for a second time, despite an order from the Montana...

September 29, 2025

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As Utility Rates Skyrocket, So Do NorthWestern CEO Paychecks

By Nick Fitzmaurice In July 2024, NorthWestern Energy filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase...

September 11, 2025

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DEQ Thumbs Nose at Montana Constitution, Approves Gas Plant

by Anne Hedges  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) thumbed its nose at the Montana Supreme Court, the people of...

September 10, 2025

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NWE Denies Climate Risks, Hides True Bill Impact of Proposed Rate Increase

by Nick Fitzmaurice  NorthWestern Energy’s rate case is in its final months after an intensive eight-day hearing at the Public Service...

September 10, 2025

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