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NorthWestern Energy is a major sponsor of the 2024 Montana Folk Festival that will take place in Butte, Montana July 12-14.

Recent snowstorms in the Madison Valley brought area snowpack levels to 83% of the 30-year median level. The new moisture means the water situation is trending in the right direction, although additional above-normal snow fall this spring is needed to catch up to the 30-year median snow water equivalent numbers.

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern) is committed to providing their customers reliable energy 24 hours a day, seven days a week. NorthWestern manages a balanced energy mix that keeps the lights on, no matter the weather. Approximately 58% of NorthWestern’s owned and contracted energy supply is carbon-free, markedly better than the national average of 40% in 2022 (eia.gov table 7.2b). Since 2011, NorthWestern has added 954 megawatts of owned and long-term contracted energy resources to its Montana generation portfolio, all of which are carbon free (wind, hydro or solar). When the wind isn’t blowing, or the sun isn’t shining, NorthWestern must have energy generation options to provide power to customers.

This week, NorthWestern Energy is joining Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) annual National Consumer Protection Week, along with more than 100 federal, state, and local agencies; consumer groups; and national advocacy organizations. As a member of UUAS, NorthWestern Energy is working with partners, including the FTC, to inform customers about scams and to support initiatives to combat scammers.

NorthWestern Energy continued their tradition of supporting community organizations by donating almost $400,000 to organizations in the more than 400 communities they serve in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.

Customers who want to keep their existing meters can call NorthWestern at 888-467-2669 or email NorthWesternEnergyMeters@northwestern.com to be added to the bypass list. Customers who previously requested an opt out do not need to contact NorthWestern again to be bypassed and keep their meters.

Energy demand was record high during the Arctic blast that blanketed Montana beginning late last week and continued through the long holiday weekend. The electric-peak load on the grid that serves NorthWestern Energy’s Montana customers and many other Montana energy service providers exceeded the record set during the December 2022 Montana Arctic blast. In addition, NorthWestern Energy’s Montana natural gas system supplied a record quantity of natural gas to keep our customers warm.

Low and no cost energy efficiency actions are tools we can all use to help manage winter energy bills while we keep our homes warm and businesses operating this time of year.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced that it will host an investor webinar on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Prepare for storm-related outages, report issues to energy providers, use caution and give repair crews room to work safely

Prepare for storm-related outages, report issues to energy providers, use caution and give repair crews room to work safely

The night-time transportation of a mega load from southern Montana to Canada will require NorthWestern Energy to de-energize some power lines along the route for safety, resulting in planned power outages for some NorthWestern Energy electric customers.

Twenty-two NorthWestern Energy natural gas crew members are assisting Avista crews in north central Idaho and eastern Washington to restore natural gas service to 37,000 Avista customers. On Nov. 8 a third party damaged a gas pipeline owned by Williams Pipeline that transports natural gas to Avista’s system. Avista requested resources from area energy companies to assist with the work to restore natural gas services, a process involving many steps over multiple days.

NorthWestern Energy’s joint $7.8 million Chamberlain switchyard project is being completed this month. NorthWestern Energy is working jointly with East River Electric, an electric cooperative based in Madison, South Dakota. The new switchyard will provide redundancy and increase reliability on the transmission system that serves customers in the area.

Ennis Lake Road will close from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 15 downstream from Madison Dam for a construction project.

Company reports GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter; affirms $510 million capital plan for 2023; initiates earnings guidance for 2023 and 2024 and increases long-term earnings per share growth to 4% to 6% from a 2022 adjusted base year; and announces a $0.64 per share quarterly dividend payable December 29, 2023