NorthWestern Energy’s resource plan gets criticisms for ignoring data centers

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 803

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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Members of the public and a coalition of advocacy groups want NorthWestern Energy’s long-term plan for power to include more renewable energy and account for data centers’ impacts on their pocketbooks.

They also want the utility’s Integrated Resource Plan, a projection of how it will meet energy needs the next 20 years, to address climate change head on.

Montanans and the group of advocates and a business represented by Earthjustice shared those concerns with the …

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