16+ hour, 6+ min ago  (212+ words) NorthWestern Energy signed letters of intent with three data center developers to power the warehouse-sized facilities. The Public Service Commission is responsible for regulating monopoly utilities. NorthWestern Energy provided the PSC with heavily redacted copies of the letters late last…...

3+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (1034+ words) In the southeastern Montana town of Belfry, 65-year-old resident Mary Boyer reflects on her relationship with technology. "I'm a green-ledger girl," Boyer said. "I can handwrite. I don't like calculators. I never owned a television, I have a crank Victrola…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (162+ words) Environmental groups and other nonprofits have filed a formal complaint about data centers with state utility regulators. The groups are asking the Public Service Commission to ensure NorthWestern Energy customers do not subsidize the cost of powering data centers. Groups…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1002+ words) Evan Barrett is a retired economic developer in Butte. "I've been here 46 years," he says. "I'm almost a Butte guy." Last spring he was perusing the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners meeting agendas when something caught his eye. It was…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (305+ words) In 2021, the Biden administration launched the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, known as BEAD. It offered billions for states to improve internet access in rural areas. In early June, the Trump administration asked states to resubmit their proposals following…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (361+ words) In 2021, the Biden administration launched a funding program aimed at getting reliable internet to more homes across the nation. The Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program, known as BEAD, approved over $600 million dollars for Montana. A few weeks ago, that…...