NorthWestern Energy talks about transparency while hiding behind redacted documents

By: Karin Kirk

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 636

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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I was happy to see that NorthWestern Energy replied to my previous column that showed how data centers are raising electricity prices for households. I’m not surprised that they responded, because they probably realize that data centers are really unpopular, especially in Montana.

NorthWestern Energy’s business plan depends on data centers gobbling up electricity. They’re working on plans to more than double their electricity demand in Montana thanks to three new data centers, with the …

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