Conservation Equals Greater Savings For Everyone Concerned
It costs less to conserve energy than to generate it, that will be the topic at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when the Montana Public Service Commission sponsors a roundtable discussion on energy...
View ArticlePlanned Power Outage
NorthWestern Energy has scheduled a planned power outage for portions of Missoula, to accommodate moving a house. The outage will begin Thursday, May 26 at 9 a.m. and will last for about an hour...
View ArticleEastern Montana Thundertorms Cause Damage
High winds driven by a fast-moving line of thunderstorms downed trees and knocked out electricity to about 500 homes and businesses. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Solum says that the...
View ArticleMontana Dam To Produce Power For 1st Time In 2 Decades
A western Montana dam will produce electricity for the first time in two decades. Granite County is turning on the juice at its two-megawatt hydroelectric dam on Georgetown Lake. Read More|Comment...
View ArticlePossible Power Outages In The Bitterroot Valley
NorthWestern Energy will be making repairs to a transmission line in the Bitterroot Valley over the next several days. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleSuspects Sought in Gas Line Break [AUDIO]
Suspects sought for breaking gas line in downtown Missoula Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleThe High Cost Of Vandalism [AUDIO]
The two men who allegedly vandalized a gas meter Thursday morning will be responsible for thousands in repairs Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleNorthwestern Energy Experimenting With Smart Meters [AUDIO]
Some environmental activists are raising concerns about 'smart meters', which continuously transmit information about electricity usage to a central location. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleGas Line Rupture Evacuates Homes in Blue Mountain Area [AUDIO]
A homeowner doing some excavation with a backhoe accidentally ruptured a 3/4 inch gas line on the 6300 block of Forest Hill Road in the Blue Mountain area late Tuesday morning. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleSmart Meters Show Consumers How To Save Energy And Money [AUDIO]
In 2011, Northwestern Energy placed new 'smart meters' in over 200 Helena homes to see how consumers would respond to the new technology. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticlePower Out for Several Hours Sunday Night and Monday Morning in Missoula's...
Power was out for about four hours Sunday night into Monday morning in the Orchard Homes area and parts of midtown Missoula. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleMissoula Business Community Donates Trees – Cash to Replace Vandalized Trees...
The Missoula business community has come forward to replace the trees damaged or destroyed by vandals last weekend. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticlePower Restored to Thousands of Northwestern Energy Customers After Miller...
On Sunday afternoon, the heavy load of electricity usage in the Miller Creek and Southside areas of Missoula led to what is called a 'brownout' at the Miller Creek Road substation. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleNorthwestern Energy Dedicates 40-megawatt Wind Farm North of Geyser
GEYSER, Mont. (AP) — NorthWestern Energy has dedicated a 40-megawatt wind farm north of Geyser — the first wind farm owned by the company. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Contracts Mean Lower Rates for Northwestern Energy Customers [AUDIO]
New contracts recently signed by Northwestern Energy will bring lower electricity rates to Montana consumers, perhaps in the next few months, a company official said on Friday. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleShould Montana Have More Wind Farms?
NorthWestern Energy recently dedicated a 40-megawatt wind farm north of Geyser. Wind is a renewable energy source and a clean energy investment. There are large areas of non-arable land in Montana that...
View ArticleShould Montana Have More Wind Farms?
NorthWestern Energy recently dedicated a 40-megawatt wind farm north of Geyser. Wind is a renewable energy source and a clean energy investment. There are large areas of non-arable land in Montana that...
View ArticleSquirrles Caused More Montana Power Outages Than Lightning, Ice, Tree Limbs...
According to a report filed by Northwestern Energy, of the thousands of power outages in Montana last year, a substantial amount were caused by woodland creatures. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleUPDATE – Gas Line Repaired in Florence – Eastside Highway Reopened [AUDIO]
UPDATE 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 14 Crews from Northwestern Energy quickly repaired a two-inch gas line that had been ruptured by a crew doing excavation work in a field just off the Eastside Highway...
View Article5,900 Households Affected by Thursday Morning Bitterroot Valley Power Outage...
Over 6,300 households were suddenly without power early on the coldest morning of the year in the Bitterroot Valley on Thursday, February 6. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
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