Press Release: Groups Seek Intervention in NorthWestern Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding

Groups Seek Intervention in NorthWestern Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding Intervention looks to prevent cost shifting to residential...

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MEIC’s Nick Fitzmaurice Explains How NorthWestern Energy Keeps Getting Away with Raising Montana Customer’s Rates

Don’t be fooled by NorthWestern Energy and the PSC’s spin on the latest rate increase to Montanan’s energy bills. In November...

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NorthWestern’s mega-monopoly merger is all about data centers

By: Anne Hedges During the last several months, NorthWestern Energy has vehemently denied that data centers are behind its desire to...

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North Plains Connector Could Increase Access to Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Energy

by Nick Fitzmaurice We can’t decarbonize the energy system without improving the transmission backbone of the electric grid. The North...

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NorthWestern Wants Customers to Pay for More of Colstrip — Whether We Need It or Not

by Anne Hedges On January 1, 2026, NorthWestern Energy acquired a whopping 592 megawatts (MW) of the Colstrip plant. This increased...

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Gas Plant is Misguided, But We Still Have to Pay

by Nick Fitzmaurice On December 24, the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) quietly released its final order approving an increase to...

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NorthWestern’s 20-Year Plan Would Increase Emissions, Customer Bills

by Nick Fitzmaurice NorthWestern Energy released its draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in January, outlining a 20-year plan for...

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NorthWestern’s Complex Scheme to Avoid Scrutiny of New Colstrip Shares

by Anne Hedges  In September, NorthWestern Energy made an extraordinary request of the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). It...

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NorthWestern Bypasses PSC in Creation of New Subsidiary

by Anne Hedges and Shannon James NorthWestern Energy is once again putting corporate profits ahead of Montana customers. Years ago,...

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NorthWestern’s 20-Year Plan Is Imminent

by Nick Fitzmaurice Montana law requires monopoly electric utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to prepare and submit an Integrated...

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