The store keeps costs and prices down by not accepting credit cards due to surcharges, having customers bag their own groceries and buying in bulk.
A Montana truck manufacturer that has adjusted its production several times since the outbreak of COVID-19 has again shifted gears.
If the green tariff plan goes through, people who want to buy power from new renewable energy sources in Montana could opt-in to the program. A Missoula County official said it's not a tax.
To the 120-plus businesses that placed a full page ad in Sunday's Ravalli Republic:
The typical scene of eager shoppers crowding stores and snatching products off of shelves may be a thing of the past this Black Friday as retailers find new ways to reach customers this holiday shopping season amid the pandemic.
When Washington state pulls the plug on the Colstrip Power Plant, utility customers in Idaho shouldn’t be left with the costs related to the coal-fired generator, regulators have advised.
NorthWestern's Montana customers collectively saw a one-year rate increase of $23.8 million starting in October of 2019. The difference between $14.3 million and what NorthWestern has already collected will have to be credited back.
Rather than selling its shares in Colstrip power plant, it would be better for Washington consumers for Puget Sound Energy to keep its shares in the troubled power plant and use the utility’s ownership leverage to shut down the power plant entirely by the end of 2025, Washington’s consumer advocate and the staff of the state’s utility commission said.
Colstrip Power Plant co-owner PacifiCorp has agreed to remove Colstrip from customer bills in Washington state by 2023, two years ahead of the state’s 2025 coal power ban.
Businesses have had to embrace social distancing during the pandemic, and perhaps none more so than an English pub which installed an electric fence to keep thirsty customers at bay.
Regulators review Colstrip plant's 2018 problems as NorthWestern seeks to pass on costs to customers
In February of 2018, hazardous air pollutants from Colstrip Power Plant were right at the legal limit.
NorthWestern Energy announced Wednesday $300,000 in aid to assist communities they serve that are struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in addition to NorthWestern Energy’s annual charitable donations, economic development, and local sponsorships and employee match programs, which were more than $2 million in 2019.
Colstrip Power Plant owners seeking to bill customers $15.4 million for replacement power associated with the 2018 summer shutdown of its two major units have been rejected in Washington state.
Reaching your customers is now more important than ever.
Red Lodge Mountain's general manager has announced he won't reopen the ski area, which closed March 16 as a precaution during the new coronavirus outbreak.
There were still no reported cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in Montana on Tuesday morning, even as the number of people tested inched up and some insurers announced they would waive fees around testing in the state.
There were still no reported cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in Montana on Tuesday morning, even as the number of people tested inched up and some insurers announced they would waive fees around testing in the state.
There were still no reported cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in Montana on Tuesday morning, even as the number of people tested inched up and some insurers announced they would waive fees around testing in the state.
The Montana Public Service Commission has agreed to keep from public view Colstrip Power Plant details that the state’s largest monopoly utility had asked be kept confidential.
Sprint customers will get a T-Mobile bill, but that transition may take a few years. If you are a T-Mobile customer, you might not see many changes. However, because the goal of the takeover is to roll out a next-generation, 5G cellular network, subscribers of both are ultimately expected to get faster service.
As part of the deal, Dish will get Sprint’s prepaid Boost Mobile customers. Dish has committed to building its own cellular network, but it will use T-Mobile's for now, so customers aren’t supposed to see service quality drop.
NorthWestern Energy has brought its plan to buy a larger share of Colstrip Power Plant to the Montana Public Service Commission.
Montana’s consumer advocate says that NorthWestern Energy’s 20-year power plan could deny customers lower prices offered on the free market.
The planned shutdown of two Colstrip Power Plant units has begun, signaling the wind down of one of the West's largest coal-fired generators.
NorthWestern Energy plans to increase its share in Colstrip Unit 4 by buying out another power plant owner who recently revealed the coal-fired unit needs $20 million in repairs.