Transmission Grid Upgrade Opens to Public Comment
A planned transmission grid upgrade by the U.S. Department of Energy is currently open to public comment after Montana's Senators issued requests that the department listen to rural co-ops and their...
View ArticleWind Rips Out Trees and Power in Flathead Valley
About two thousand people in the Flathead valley went for periods of time without power on Thursday Dec. 5, mostly due to gusty winds. Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana PSC Reveals Which Utilities Receive the Most Complaints
The Montana Public Service Commission recently released data on the number of complaints it received during the first half of 2013. So far, the number of complaints are a little higher than they were...
View ArticleRavalli Electric Co-Op Offering Solar Power in the Bitterroot
Solar power is now offered in the Bitterroot. Are you interested in buying a panel? Continue reading…
View ArticleLISTEN – Devastating Report Could Doom All Four Colstrip Power Plants
Washington’s legislature has passed a bill that would allow the state’s largest utility to create a fund to pay for the eventual shutdown of two coal-powered...
View ArticleMissoula Joins Helena and Bozeman to Pursue ‘Green Tariff’
Missoula County and the City of Missoula have joined with Helena and Bozeman in order to pursue a ‘green tariff’ to advance their shared clean energy goals. Continue reading…
View ArticleNW Energy’s rate increase prompts tax increase in Missoula’s lighting districts
While households work to cover a 19% rate increase from NorthWestern Energy, the City of Missoula also is facing rising electrical costs, and a portion of that will be passed on to residents within the...
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