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PSC commissioner urges Billings council to back return of coal‑plant capacity to rate base
Summary
Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar asked the Billings City Council to send a letter supporting reversal of a decision that would permit Northwestern Energy to treat 370 megawatts from a coal‑strip plant as market‑based rather than rate‑based, saying the change could raise utility rates and reduce local tax revenue; he requested council cooperation and a letter by April 30.
Brad Molnar, Public Service Commissioner for District 2, addressed the Billings City Council to describe a recent filing by Northwestern Energy with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to treat 370 megawatts of coal‑strip generation capacity as market‑based rather than rate‑based. Molnar said that change could allow the company to sell the output to the highest bidder, including data centers, instead of keeping it as…
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