Things Montanans Do That Surprise People From Other States
Montanans have their own brand of charm that might raise an eyebrow or two from outsiders. Let’s take a closer look at what sets them apart.
electricity
NW Energy’s rate increase prompts tax increase in Missoula’s lighting districts
While households work to cover a 19% rate increase from NorthWestern Energy, the City of Missoula also is facing rising electrical costs, and a portion of that will be passed on to residents within the city's 52 street lighting districts.
Missoula Joins Helena and Bozeman to Pursue ‘Green Tariff’
Missoula County and the City of Missoula have joined with Helena and Bozeman in order to pursue a ‘green tariff’ to advance their shared clean energy goals.
LISTEN – Devastating Report Could Doom All Four Colstrip Power Plants
Washington’s legislature has passed a bill that would allow the state’s largest utility to create a fund to pay for the eventual shutdown of two coal-powered electricity plants in Montana.
Ravalli Electric Co-Op Offering Solar Power in the Bitterroot
Solar power is now offered in the Bitterroot. Are you interested in buying a panel?
Montana PSC Reveals Which Utilities Receive the Most Complaints
The Montana Public Service Commission recently released data on the number of complaints it received during the first half of 2013. So far, the number of complaints are a little higher than they were in 2012.
Wind Rips Out Trees and Power in Flathead Valley
About two thousand people in the Flathead valley went for periods of time without power on Thursday Dec. 5, mostly due to gusty winds.
Transmission Grid Upgrade Opens to Public Comment
A planned transmission grid upgrade by the U.S. Department of Energy is currently open to public comment after Montana's Senators issued requests that the department listen to rural co-ops and their users.