Montana PSC hired a specialty law firm at $700/hour. Now, payment is delayed.

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 995

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Montana Public Service Commission has not paid a specialty law firm it hired at $700 an hour, and one commissioner is concerned the $25,000 invoice is languishing.

In November, the Public Service Commission voted to hire outside counsel for as much as $25,000 to intervene in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission case.

The case involves the way a NorthWestern Energy subsidiary is handling shares it acquired last month from Puget Sound Energy.

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