Montana批准西北能源提高费率19M美元,拒绝接受其289M美元的大部分费用要求。 Montana approves $19M rate hike for NorthWestern Energy, rejecting most of its $289M request over cost concerns.

蒙大拿州公共服务委员会已批准对西北能源部分提高费率,允许为黄石公园县发电站额外回收约1 900万美元,主要用于支付2023年因该厂的航空许可证受到法律质疑而停建的费用。 The Montana Public Service Commission has approved a partial rate increase for NorthWestern Energy, allowing about $19 million in additional recovery for the Yellowstone County Generating Station, primarily covering costs from a 2023 construction halt due to a legal challenge over the plant’s air permit. 委员会拒绝了该公用事业公司的大部分2.89亿美元请求,理由是对低成本替代办法的评价不够充分,规划有缺陷。 The commission rejected most of the utility’s $289 million request, citing inadequate evaluation of lower-cost alternatives and flaws in planning. 5名专员中有4名支持这一决定,而专员Annie Bukacek则表示异议,认为拒绝过分。 Four of five commissioners supported the decision, while Commissioner Annie Bukacek dissented, calling the denial excessive. 尽管工作人员指出仍存在结构性问题,但PSC也接受了NorthWestern的电力成本和信用调整机制. The PSC also accepted NorthWestern’s Power Costs and Credits Adjustment Mechanism, though staff noted ongoing structural concerns. 预计与最初的要求相比,最终结果将节省客户约4 300万美元,在能源可靠性与可负担性之间实现平衡。 The final outcome is expected to save customers about $43 million compared to the original request, balancing energy reliability with affordability.