Montana
• Regulatory Rate Review Updates
• Energy Efficiency Rebates
• Winter Safety
• E+ Home Energy Check
• Cake Batter Cookie Recipe
Energy Connections Newsletter
December 2022
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Winter safety
• Energy-saving gifts
• Staying warm while cutting energy use
• Employee feature
• Cake batter cookie recipe
This holiday season, you can give the Gift of Energy
NorthWestern Energy gift certificates are a great way to help a family member, friend, or colleague who may be struggling to pay their energy bill. You simply pre-pay a portion of their energy bill, and once we receive your payment, we place a credit on the recipient’s account. Visit NorthWesternEnergy.com/GiftofEnergy to learn more.
November 2022
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Scam awareness
• Getting your furnace inspected
• Gift of Energy
• Bright Magazine
• Chicken Buffalo Dip recipe
Sign up for Budget Billing
With Budget Billing, there are no surprises with your monthly energy bill – just one consistent payment amount to plan for.
Learn more at NorthWesternEnergy.com/BudgetBilling
October 2022
Montana
• Top 10 energy efficiency tips
• Hunting safety
• Pipeline purpose and reliability
• Peanut brittle recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Energy Efficiency Tips
• Assistance Programs
• Payment Options
• Peanut Brittle Recipe
Winter is just around the corner.
Remember to clear your natural gas meter of snow and ice, and shovel a pathway to your meter after each snowfall.
September 2022
Montana
• Energy prices are rising. We're here to help. • NorthWestern Energy's Rate Review • Strawberry Pasta with Sausage recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Fall tree planting
• Overhead power line safety
• Is your furnace winter ready?
• Hunting safety
• Budget Billing
• Strawberry Pasta with Sausage recipe
Fall is in the air!
Ensure your pilot light is burning bright and your furnace is prepared for cooler temperatures. Get safety tips online.
August 2022
Montana
• E+ Home EnergyCheck
• Energy efficiency rebates and incentives
• CO and natural gas safety
• Internship program
• Excess Gas Flow Valve Notice
• Pizza Crust Recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Internship program
• Natural gas safety
• Pipeline markers
• Carbon monoxide safety
• Excess Gas Flow Valve Notice
• Pizza Crust Recipe
July 2022
Montana/South Dakota/Nebraska
• Call center expands jobs
• Latest issue of Bright Magazine
• Online service improvements coming
• Rhubarb cobbler recipe
June 2022
Montana
• Dam safety
• Gas line safety
• How to read your bill
• Alex’s cherry pie recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Support during major storm
• Bob Glanzer Generating Station coming online
• Alex’s cherry pie recipe
Call before you dig
Planning a home improvement job? Planting a tree? Installing a fence or deck? Know what’s below – call before
you dig.
Smart digging means calling 811 or visiting call811.com before each job.
May 2022
Montana
• An update on our meter upgrade project
• Our employee feature
• Danny’s lasagna recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• When to call 811
• Recognizing a gas pipeline leak
• How to read your bill
• Danny’s Lasagna Recipe
April 2022
Montana
• Our Net Zero vision
• Sustainable procurement and practices
• Osprey nests on power lines
• Avocado toast recipe
South Dakota/Nebraska
• Our Net Zero vision
• Sustainable procurement and practices
• Call before you dig
• Earth Day
• Avocado Toast recipe
Go Green with Paperless Billing
Sign up for paperless billing to help reduce paper waste. Access your bills online anytime at your convenience. We will send an email to let you know when your electronic bill is available online to review.
Learn more at NorthWesternEnergy.com/paperless
March 2022
Montana/South Dakota/Nebraska
• How natural gas reaches your house
• Annual pipeline inspections
• Blarney Stone recipe
Call 811 before inspecting or clearing sewer lines
In rare cases, our small-diameter gas pipeline may have inadvertently crossed through a sewer pipe. If a plumber unknowingly strikes a gas line while cutting through a sewer blockage, this could cause a dangerous release of natural gas. That’s why it’s important to call 811 before any sewer work, even if it doesn’t involve digging.
February 2022
Montana/South Dakota/Nebraska
• How we restore power after an outage
• Power outage FAQs
• Canadian butter tarts recipe
What to do if you smell natural gas
If you smell natural gas, leave the area immediately and call 911 from another location. NorthWestern Energy makes it easy for you to detect natural gas leaks by adding an odorant to give it an unpleasant rotten egg or skunk-like smell.
January 2022
Montana/South Dakota/Nebraska
• Staying safe during a power outage
• Winter gas meter safety
• Carbon monoxide safety
• My Energy Account
• Downed power lines
• Corn Mac ‘n’ Cheese recipe
Reminder: Change your batteries
The New Year marks the perfect time to change out the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors. Keeping fresh batteries in your detectors is important to ensure they are working properly. From our family to yours, we wish you a very happy and safe 2022!
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