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

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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...

March 4, 2026

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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...

December 15, 2025

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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,...

December 15, 2025

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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...

December 15, 2025

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The Waning Days of NorthWestern’s Rate Case

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

December 15, 2025

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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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