Public Service Commission

The PSC voted unanimously to approve an agreement for MDU to give consumers a $1.5 million refund.

The corporate tax cuts instituted by Congress over the last 18 months will result in lower one-time utility bills for customers of Northwestern Energy.

The Montana Public Service Commission has adjusted rates for NorthWestern Energy customers this month.

UM VP for Enrollment and Student Affairs is hoping that his office's efforts to boost enrollment will bear fruit this fall with a higher number of incoming freshmen.

In 2016, Montana languished in 40th place among the states in renewable energy job growth, specifically solar, but the first half of 2017 has been gangbusters, vaulting the state all the way up to number 22 in the country.

House Bill 193 could force NorthWestern Energy to halt the practice of passing some costs of purchasing energy on the open market on to their customers.

Every two years, the Montana legislature meets to frame laws for the state. The next session will begin on January 2, 2017 and governmental bodies are already preparing new legislation.

In a three to two vote, the Commission agreed with NorthWestern Energy’s emergency request to suspend the sixty-six dollar facility standard rate.

This week, the Montana Public Service Commission voted 5 – 0 to reinforce the federal government’s management of the railroad safety. PSC spokesman Eric Sell explains.

The Montana Public Service Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to disallow costs related to a 2013 outage of Colstrip Unit 4 to be passed on to Northwestern Energy’s customers.