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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NorthWestern Energy Wants Customers to Pay $364 More Each Year

By Anne Hedges As reported in the last issue of Down to Earth, NorthWestern Energy is asking the Montana Public Service Commission to allow...

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NorthWestern Energy: Would You Want Them Next Door?

By Anne Hedges Construction crews at the site of the proposed Yellowstone County Generating Station. Photo by Carah Ronan. The news from...

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NorthWestern Energy Resource Procurement Planning is Underway

By Ian Lund NorthWestern Energy’s estimates for what it would cost to develop various energy resources. NorthWestern Energy is developing...

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Customers Demand a Clean Energy Future from NorthWestern Energy CEO Bob Rowe in Open Letter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2021 CONTACTS: Melissa Nootz, Montana Environmental Information Center Campaigns and Advocacy Director,...

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