The power plants in Colstrip have been providing power to the American West since the 1970s, but coal-powered electricity is ...

After a state inquiry, NorthWestern Energy has offered more details on its plans for two proposed data centers near Butte, ...

The leader of an environmental advocacy organization in Montana says she strongly disputes a claim by NorthWestern Energy that bringing electricity-hungry data centers to Montana will be beneficial.

Legislation protecting utility companies from liability in the case of wildfires has passed the Montana House of Representatives and will be considered by the state Senate next week. House Bill 490, ...

The Montana House has unanimously ... follow a wildfire mitigation plan detailing the company’s strategies for inspecting and updating electric facilities and maintaining vegetation in utility ...

In a House committee in late February, a legislator passed a tiny cylindrical object around the room, saying it is the key to ...

Neither company has said what exactly the power will be used for, whether it's for AI processing or cryptocurrency or cloud storage. All of the power to those two data centers will be supplied from ...

The trade war between the U.S. and Canada is impacting some energy customers in the northern tier, but North Dakotans who ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — NorthWestern Energy has responded to an inquiry from Montana regulatory ...