What Did Statewide Candidates Say In Seeley Lake Debate?
Candidates in Montana's State Auditor race debated for the first time this election season during an event hosted by the Seeley Lake Community Council on Thursday. Democrat Jesse Laslovich and...
View ArticleNorthWestern Energy Requests $11 Million Natural Gas Rate Increase
NorthWestern Energy has requested an $11 million natural gas rate increase. The rate hike requires the approval of the Montana Public Service Commission.
View ArticleGroups Rally For Renewable Energy In Butte
Groups campaigning for the expansion of renewable energy sources rallied nearly a hundred supporters in Butte today. In March of this year NorthWestern Energy released a plan outlining the future of...
View ArticleProtesters To NorthWestern Energy: More Renewables Now
About 100 advocates for renewable energy walked through uptown Butte earlier this week, chanting and thrusting signs in the air. Some protesters kept time on wooden blocks, tambourines and drums, as...
View ArticlePSC Candidate Cooper: Montana Needs Independent Voice
Independent PSC Candidate Caron Cooper talks with MTPR Capitol Reporter Corin Cates-Carney. Montana’s Public Service Commissioners have a lot of power. They regulate monopoly utility companies, meaning...
View ArticlePSC Candidate Koopman: My Opponents Are Unqualified
Republican PSC Candidate Roger Koopman talks with MTPR Capitol Reporter Corin Cates-Carney. Montana’s Public Service Commissioners have a lot of power. They regulate monopoly utility companies, meaning...
View ArticlePSC Candidate Noonan: I'll Stop Deregulation
Democratic candidate for the Public Service Commission Pat Noonan talks with MTPR Capitol Reporter Corin Cates-Carney. Montana’s Public Service Commissioners have a lot of power. They regulate monopoly...
View ArticlePSC Candidate Lake: I'll Protect Montana Consumers
Montana’s Public Service Commissioners have a lot of power. They regulate monopoly utility companies, meaning they have influence over people’s energy bills. There are two contested seats on the...
View ArticleGutsche: PSC Focus Should Be Conservation, Renewables
Montana’s Public Service Commissioners have a lot of power. They regulate monopoly utility companies, meaning they have influence over people’s energy bills. There are two contested seats on the...
View ArticleDoes Montana Need A Net Metering Study?
Legislation introduced Wednesday in the Montana House would require officials to study how renewable energy generators, like solar panels, impact the utility bills of the people who don’t have them....
View ArticlePublic Service Commission's Top Legislative Priority Dies
Montana’s utility regulators failed Thursday in an attempt to push forward their top priority of the legislative session — changing the law to limit how much of the costs of electricity supply...
View ArticleMT Utility Regulators Win Legislative Struggle With NorthWestern Energy
Montana's utility regulators won a drawn out legislative struggle with the state’s largest utility today. A bill preventing NorthWestern Energy from passing on some its costs to customers cleared the...
View ArticleMontana Governor Vetoes Bills On Abortion, Concealed Weapons
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed a proposal that would bar doctors from performing late-term abortions and another that sought to allow lawmakers to carry concealed weapons in the Capitol...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Requirements Out Of Reach For NorthWestern Energy
Montana’s largest utility provider announced Wednesday it is looking for small-scale renewable energy projects that it’s required by law to buy. But utilities and their regulators in Montana say that...
View ArticleLyft Applies To Operate Ride-Sharing Service In Montana
A second ride-sharing company is hoping to set up shop in Montana. Officials with Lyft Inc. will testify before state regulators Monday, trying to prove they’re ready to join Uber in a Montana’s mobile...
View ArticleHot Mic Throws Shade On Montana Solar: Interview With Billings Gazette...
New terms for small solar projects across Montana might have been knowingly set to discourage development. That's based on a conversationcaught on a hot miclast week during a mid-session break for a...
View ArticleMontana's Top Political Cop Says Utility Regulators Chairman Violated State...
The chair of Montana’s utility regulators violated state ethics during the 2016 election, according to a decision released today by Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices.
View ArticleMontana PSC To Hold Public Listening Session In Havre
Montana’s Public Service Commission is holding a public listening session in Havre Monday, October 30. The regulatory body says it wants to identify opportunities for NorthWestern Energy to improve its...
View ArticleHardin Coal Plant Faces Closure, Seeks Buyer
A coal-fired power plant near Hardin may shut down next year unless its owners can find a new buyer. If the Hardin Generating Station closes next year, that city could lose 30 good-paying jobs and...
View Article'406' Will Remain Montana's Sole Area Code For Now
Montana is one of only twelve states with a single area code. The Public Service Commission announced today Montana will stay in that exclusive club through at least 2031.
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