Time to hold NorthWestern, elected officials accountable

Two notable events just occurred in Montana: the Public Service Commission’s blessing of NorthWestern Corporation’s 28% rate hike; and extreme cold.

28% rate hike

The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users — renters and homeowners. The commission rejected a challenge to that rate hike, forcing Montanans to gift Wall Street $3,447,870 every year.