Montana Public Service Commission President Brad Molnar failed to get support to reject a partial electric settlement with NorthWestern Energy, the state’s largest public utility.

At a meeting this week, the embattled head of the agency repeatedly argued NorthWestern Energy hasn’t provided as much information to regulators as it should, especially about its new methane-fired plant in Laurel .

Molnar also said the PSC should examine a couple of aspects of the rate case to ensure customers don’t get saddled with costs they shouldn’t bear.

In June, the PSC held a hearing on the rate case, which was controversial. First, customers recall the PSC already approved a NorthWestern Energy settlement in October 2023 that increased rates 28% compared to the previous August.

The case also

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