Montana Public Service Commission votes to increase NorthWestern Energy rates
Montanans are about to pay more to heat their homes going into winter.
Montana’s Public Service Commission voted unanimously Wednesday on a settlement with NorthWestern Energy which will result in a roughly 8% increase in residential energy rates compared to what they’re currently paying. This agreement will mean a 28% increase in residential energy rates since August 2022.
Commissioners on the five-member, all-Republican body, met Wednesday to make the decision two years in the making in the middle of a snowstorm, the first of the year for many areas of the state, which was noted by PSC President James Brown.
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