NorthWestern Energy has recently announced they plan to acquire majority ownership of Colstrip. To express our overwhelming concerns about this issue, we have created a petition and are working to gather thousands of signatures in the coming months. We plan to deliver the petition and signatures to NorthWestern and the PSC at the beginning of April.

On the heels of last month's storm and record-breaking heat, Northwestern Energy announced it will soon triple its use of coal in Montana (by acquiring more shares of Colstrip).

Colstrip is the only power plant of its type in the US without controls to limit mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead, and other hazardous emissions. This is a public health issue.

We’re joining with 40 Montana organizations and businesses to ask Montana’s utility regulator (the PSC) to consider climate impacts in its oversight duties. Attend the public hearing on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Montanans want an energy plan that protects our pocketbooks, families, and futures. It is long past time for NorthWestern Energy to acknowledge that, and to follow through on their promise to “deliver a bright future” by transitioning to clean and affordable energy NOW.

Today (August 28) is the FINAL DAY to submit comments to the Public Service Commission on NorthWestern Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan! Send your written comment to pschelp@mt.gov and include “Regarding docket 2022.11.102” in the subject line.

Montana’s Public Service Commission is accepting public comments and holding public hearings on NorthWestern Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan throughout the state this August. This plan will determine how energy is produced for the majority of our municipalities over the next 20-30 years, so it is hugely important that we raise our voices and demand clean and affordable energy NOW! Read on to find out how you can take action.