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NorthWestern Energy crews assisting Avista to restore natural gas service for 37,000 customers in Idaho and Washington
Date: Nov 10, 2023
Type: News
Twenty-two NorthWestern Energy natural gas crew members are assisting Avista crews in north central Idaho and eastern Washington to restore natural gas service to 37,000 Avista customers.
On Nov. 8 a third party damaged a gas pipeline owned by Williams Pipeline that transports natural gas to Avista’s system.
Avista requested resources from area energy companies to assist with the work to restore natural gas services, a process involving many steps over multiple days.
NorthWestern Energy completes two-year $7.8 million Chamberlain switchyard, providing redundancy and increased reliability
Date: Nov 8, 2023
NorthWestern Energy’s joint $7.8 million Chamberlain switchyard project is being completed this month.
NorthWestern Energy is working jointly with East River Electric, an electric cooperative based in Madison, South Dakota. The new switchyard will provide redundancy and increase reliability on the transmission system that serves customers in the area.
Public access at Madison Dam will temporarily close Nov. 15 for construction project
Date: Oct 26, 2023
Ennis Lake Road will close from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 15 downstream from Madison Dam for a construction project.
NorthWestern Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Date: Oct 26, 2023
Company reports GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter;
affirms $510 million capital plan for 2023; initiates earnings guidance for 2023 and 2024 and increases
long-term earnings per share growth to 4% to 6% from a 2022 adjusted base year; and
announces a $0.64 per share quarterly dividend payable December 29, 2023
NorthWestern Energy power line upgrade along 10th Avenue South will detour alley traffic
Date: Oct 13, 2023
NorthWestern Energy is upgrading power lines in Great Falls along the 3000 block of 10th Avenue South.
Traffic will be delayed and detoured along the alley immediately north of 10th Avenue South from 32nd Street South to 38th Street South at times until the project is completed in December.
NorthWestern Energy substation upgrade in Roundup requires Oct. 18 planned power outage
Date: Oct 12, 2023
NorthWestern Energy electric customers in Roundup, Klein, Musselshell and Melstone will have a planned power outage beginning about 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. The outage is expected to last about six hours.
NorthWestern Energy is upgrading substation equipment in the Roundup area. Equipment that is nearing the end of its useful life is being replaced to increase service reliability for our customers.
NorthWestern to Host Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results Webinar
Date: Oct 10, 2023
Category: Investors
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced that it will host an investor webinar on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern to review its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2023.
NorthWestern Energy transmission upgrade in Superior area requires Oct. 17 planned power outage
Date: Oct 6, 2023
Type: News
NorthWestern Energy electric customers west of Superior will have a planned power outage beginning about 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. The outage is expected to last about 5 hours.
For questions about this project or for more information, contact:
NorthWestern Energy Community Relations Manager Todd Rahr. Todd.rahr@northwestern.com, 406-550-2145
NorthWestern Energy Project Engineer Clint Dack, clint.dack@contactor.northwestern.com, 406-459-6935
NorthWestern Energy to Effectuate Holding Company Reorganization on October 2, 2023
Date: Sep 29, 2023
Type: News
Thompson Falls Reservoir 16-foot draw down begins Oct. 6
Date: Sep 1, 2023
On Oct. 6, NorthWestern Energy will begin drawing down the reservoir at the Thompson Falls Hydro Development about 16 feet from the current full-pool level to replace wooden flash boards along the bottom 8.5 feet on the face of the main dam.
Dynamic Renewables receives strategic investment from Ares Management, also receives minority investment from NorthWestern Energy
Date: Jul 26, 2023
Dynamic Renewables receives strategic investment from Ares Management,
also receives minority investment from NorthWestern Energy
Dynamic Renewables’ current asset footprint includes the BC Organics Facility, construction projects and a large pipeline of renewable fuel projects across the U.S.
NorthWestern Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Date: Jul 24, 2023
Type: News
Category: Investors
Company reports GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, affirms $510 million capital plan for 2023 and announces a $0.64 per share quarterly dividend payable September 29, 2023
NorthWestern Energy downtown Brookings natural gas pipeline work will accommodate new development
Date: Jul 18, 2023
NorthWestern Energy crews are working on a natural gas main pipeline in downtown Brookings to accommodate new development in the area.
Newsweek lists NorthWestern Energy among America’s Greatest Workplaces
Date: Jul 12, 2023
Type: News
NorthWestern to Host Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results Webinar
Date: Jul 6, 2023
Type: News
Categories: Investors, News and Events Categories
NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced that it will host an investor webinar on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern to review its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2023.
NorthWestern Energy hosting July 11 meeting on Madison River Basin topics in West Yellowstone
Date: Jun 27, 2023
NorthWestern Energy is hosting a public meeting from 7 – 9 p.m. July 11 at the West Yellowstone Holiday Inn Conference Center, 315 Yellowstone Ave., West Yellowstone, Mont. to discuss topics related to the Madison River.
NorthWestern Energy names Bleau LaFave vice president of asset management and business development
Date: Jun 5, 2023
Type: News
Hebgen Dam flow increasing May 26 to enhance Madison River trout spawning gravel
Date: May 19, 2023
Hebgen Dam outflows will gradually increase over several days to coincide with peak runoff in the West Fork Madison River and other tributary streams.
The flow release increase is planned to begin May 26 and will continue through the end of May. River recreationists should be aware of the changing conditions and take appropriate precautions.
NorthWestern Energy requests lower rates for Townsend propane customers
Date: May 4, 2023
NorthWestern Energy has filed for an interim decreased supply rate for our approximately 600 Townsend customers with the Montana Public Service Commission.
If approved by the Montana PSC, the decrease for a typical residential customer using 55 therms per month will be on average $15.68 per month in the summer months, $9.04 per month in the winter months and $4.10 per month in the spring months.
2023 Integrated Resource Plan identifies risk of overreliance on uncertain energy market for NorthWestern Energy’s Montana customers
Date: May 1, 2023
Type: News
Category: Investors
The major risk identified for NorthWestern Energy’s Montana customers in the 2023 electric Integrated Resource Plan, continues to be an overreliance on an uncertain energy market to meet peak energy demand.
With traditional generation resources, such as coal plants, being retired across the West, the risk continues to increase that the energy market may not have enough electricity available when it is needed the most to meet our Montana customers’ peak energy demands.