Articles written by Amanda Eggert & Eric Dietrich

Amanda Eggert and Eric Dietrich, Montana Free Press|Updated Nov 15, 2023

Montana's utility regulation commission has come under criticism recently for an agreement that lets the state's largest power company, NorthWestern Energy, implement a 28 percent residential electric rate increase. With some help from retired MTN News reporter (and occasional MTFP contributor) Mike Dennison, we've compiled a comparison of the residential electricity rates charged by different utilities around the region, estimating the typical monthly electric bills paid by...