power grid

With temperatures and wind chills plummeting during the cold snap that is affecting a large portion of the United States this week, one question stands above the rest.

Western Montana will be experiencing record heat for an extended period this weekend through the Fourth of July, and Northwestern Energy officials say they're ready for the demands on the power grid.

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.