The Big Sky Business Journal's Evelyn Pyburn got an inside look at the new natural gas fired power plant in Laurel, Montana and delivers some very interesting insight.
With the possibility of high winds and downed power lines, Montana's NorthWestern Energy is discussing planned power outages during the hottest temps of the year.
Let's put the high-paying jobs and the money that it will bring in for schools and our economy aside for just a moment. With energy prices soaring across America, why is it important that Northwestern Energy gets this natural gas-fired power plant up and running in Laurel, Montana?
We sort of knew it was coming, right? We knew heavy, wet snow was on the way and most of our trees have not yet lost their leaves. That's a dangerous combination in Montana.
Make sure elderly friends and family members know about this all-too-frequent scam call. They often fall victim to these frustrating, false conversations.
Public Service Commissioner Roger Koopman was incensed this week when the commission issued a press release issued by Commission Chairman Brad Johnson that Koopman said was filled with ‘trite political rhetoric and absolute falsehoods.
The Majority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives is working to help a bill pass the legislature that he says will provide a stable source of energy for Montana into the future.
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.