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According to the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook, “energy prices are expected to remain volatile this winter due to supply uncertainty and changing consumer demand.”

Four out-of-state owners of the coal-fired power plant in Colstrip received temporary protection Wednesday from a Montana law the companies say inhibits them from making plans to close the plant’s two remaining units.

Montana electric utility regulators won’t allow NorthWestern Energy to increase what it charges for power outside of the regular process for seeking the change.

An interstate agency is seeking public comment on a draft power plan that outlines electricity generation needs in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state and recommends the Pacific Northwest adopt more renewable energy resources like wind and solar.

The state advocate for Montana electricity consumers is asking regulators to dismiss a request from NorthWestern Energy to increase what it charges for power.

Environmental regulators say a natural gas plant proposed for construction in south central Montana satisfies the state’s air quality standards.

The Pacific Northwest co-owners of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant are seeking protection from a new Montana law they say hurts their chances at negotiating their business dealings

Montana electric utility regulators are starting the approval process for a natural gas-fired plant in south-central Montana.

Montana’s largest electric utility reached an agreement to buy power from a proposed solar facility in southwest Montana’s Beaverhead County.

NorthWestern Energy, Montana’s largest electric utility, is bumping up its rates as of today.