Residential natural gas customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities will be paying $60.54 a month on average after the Public Service Commission approved a rate increase this week.

When MDU filed its application for an increase in spring 2024, the average residential customer paid $44.61 a month, according to data from the PSC.

The nearly 36% increase reflects an additional $5.29 a month approved by the PSC and additional costs in natural gas itself for $10.64, according to figures provided by the PSC.

In an email, an MDU spokesperson noted gas costs are updated monthly.

Tuesday, the Public Service Commission unanimously approved on a 4-0 vote a settlement negotiated between MDU and the Montana Consumer Counsel for the natural gas rate increase.

PSC Vice President Jennifer Fielder was absen

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