3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (279+ words) The city of Missoula and Missoula County are set to move forward with their proposed green power program, a significant step toward a joint goal of transitioning the community’s power supply to 100% clean electricity, officials said this week. “I’m just…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (917+ words) The Laurel Generation Station power plant as seen in September 2023. Your power bill is slated to go up again if you’re a NorthWestern Energy customer. On July 1, the average electricity bill for a residential customer is hitting $131, up from $124.34 in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1172+ words) In the last 18 months, NorthWestern Energy has inked agreements with at least three data centers eager to set up shop in Montana. And as of February, at least 11 companies had shown interest in funneling electricity generated or transmitted by NorthWestern…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (592+ words) Over the last several months, NorthWestern Energy has vehemently denied that data centers are behind its desire to “merge” with another South Dakota utility, Black Hills Energy. However, when company executives announced the deal to investors, they repeatedly pointed to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (759+ words) FILE - Jenniffer Gonzalez speaks after she was sworn in as governor outside the Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2, 2025. Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico ’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (594+ words) Montanans deserve straight answers about data centers and what their arrival could mean for our energy system. The questions raised recently by Karin Kirk (”NorthWestern Energy making secret deals with data centers; that seems bad”, Jan. 24) are fair ones, and…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1119+ words) Energy watchdogs say NorthWestern Energy needs to stop hiding information about data centers from the public, and it needs to acknowledge the Public Service Commission is more than a “rubber stamp.” Earthjustice sent two letters, dated Oct. 15 and 17, to the…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) An aerial view shows the power plants, mines and settling ponds at Colstrip. One energy company with operations in Montana is disputing another energy company’s claim that it should be allowed to be the exclusive supplier of huge amounts of…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (161+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil second quarter profit sinks to lowest level in 4 years as OPEC ups production and energy prices slide. Let the news come to you Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines,…...