Newly added provisions to the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill, next slated to be voted on by the U.S. Senate, give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission final say over the siting of electric transmission lines in Western states—but not in any other...

HELENA — A federal ruling that went against NorthWestern Energy on a proposed power line shouldn't change basic plans for the 430-mile line to export homegrown power to out-of-state markets, company officials say. But the recent order has piq...

HELENA — While some state regulators say they're concerned whether a proposed NorthWestern Energy power line might end up costing Montana rate-payers, Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar is more blunt about it: He wants to kill the project....

HELENA - A federal ruling that went against NorthWestern Energy on a proposed power line shouldn't change basic plans for the 430-mile line to export homegrown power to out-of-state markets, company officials say. But the recent order has p...

HELENA - While some state regulators say they're concerned whether a proposed NorthWestern Energy power line might end up costing Montana ratepayers, Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar is more blunt: He wants to kill the project. Molna...