Battery storage is a relatively new tool for banking low-cost energy for later use or sale when prices are high.
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Montana Dakota Utilities said they have adequate power supply and expect no blackouts stemming from heat waves in the middle of the United States.
Justin Kraske's termination in December 2020 followed three years in which legislative auditors twice concluded that accounting errors in the commission’s finances were so pervasive that auditors couldn’t rely on the information presented.
Montana natural gas customers of NorthWestern Energy should see lower rates starting in July as result of a $5.1 million “true up."
By just 74 votes, Ann Bukacek appears to be the winner in a four-way Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission, representing th…
PSC commissioner is a little-known job with big impact on Montanans’ household budgets, although in recent years commission scandals have attracted public and government scrutiny.
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled against state utility regulators and NorthWestern Energy for requiring a wind farm developer to pay $267 m…
Montana is one of the few states in the nation that elects its utility commissioners. The only job requirement is that candidates be of voting age and live in their district. Base pay is $112,444.80 plus benefits.
Starting Sunday, NorthWestern Energy will collect $3.8 million from natural gas customers for energy assistance and conservation under terms u…
Jim Brown's campaign is against Justice Ingrid Gustafson's bid for re-election and challenger Mike McMahon, a district court judge in Lewis and Clark County.
A barnburner of a Republican primary has taken shape in the few days that Montana’s secretary of state was able to certify candidates for the Montana Public Service Commission.
Montana’s 406 area code is rapidly running out of room for new numbers and the state’s Public Service Commission has asked the Federal Communications Commission for an extension on adding a second area code to Big Sky Country.
A three-judge panel is expected to rule soon on whether to redraw the political districts for Montana’s Public Service Commission following a …
The window is closing for the Montana Legislature to reconvene in Helena to redraw districts for the Public Service Commission.
Voters challenging the unconstitutional balance of Montana’s Public Service Commission districts have submitted maps to a panel of federal judges who will likely redraw the districts
Montana regulators say they’ll consider NorthWestern Energy’s plans for the state’s first-ever battery storage facility despite unanswered que…
This is a scam by thieves attempting to steal Montanan’s money. The scammer claims to be a PSC employee and asks for payment through an electronic payment method such as Zelle or Venmo.
At issue are the five voting districts of the Montana Public Service Commission. The commission districts, last drawn into balance in 2003, violate the one-person, one-vote provision of the 14th Amendment.
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says that now isn’t the time to make the state’s Public Service Commission districts right with th…
A tax adjustment for Montana’s regulated utilities will bring savings to customers of Montana Dakota Utilities and NorthWestern Energy.
Montana’s Public Service Commission districts, which have not been reapportioned in two decades, are likely unconstitutional, a federal judge …
Republican Joe Dooling of Helena will challenge former Kalispell Legislator Derek Skees in next year’s Montana Public Service Commission primary.
It’s been 20 years since Montana’s Public Service Commission districts have been adjusted. Now voters in the rapidly growing western part of t…
Lee Enterprises last week sued the Montana Public Service Commission alleging the agency set excessive costs and hurdles for public records requests that violated the state's open records laws.
Home heating costs for Montanans are expected to increase this winter, the state’s utility regulator announced Tuesday.