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Fair Utilities for Montana

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Richard Odermann
9 years ago

we have been on budget billing for 8 years at our home and our monthly bill went from aprox $150.00 per month, in February, to almost 600.00 per month. We live in the Winston area, and went from 4 people living in the house the previous 7 years, and this last year, only two of us, but our power bill trippled...

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Daniel Parry
9 years ago

We need more options, when only one company has an area locked up they have to much control over the rates. At this point I hate north western energy, and would drop them like a bad habit if I had another choice. Im sick of them taking advantage of having no competition.

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KATHY JONES
9 years ago

I agree with this petition. Utility bills are too high..

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William Hall
9 years ago

For the last nine years that I have owned my home in Missoula, my northwestern energy bill was no more than $250 per month until about six months ago. Now my bill is around $600 per month! I have also done many upgrades to my home sense I have owned it. They put a new meter in on April 2nd, then shut off my power a few days later.I can't afford to pay this any more! It is cheaper to run a gasoline generator. I called them and they stated that they can not help me! We must do something about these thieves!!!

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Boyd Camper
9 years ago

Need a smart meter opt out law, HB 530 was recently defeated, why and who was behind this?

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Elonda longfox
9 years ago

Thanks to the crew that started this!

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Joel A Smith
9 years ago

changed out bulbs to led kept heat at 60 still got most expensive bill ever

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Joshua Tuman
9 years ago

Our rates keep going up, there is no reason a power bill should cost more than a car payment!

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Joe Kurzynski
9 years ago

Can NorthWestern actually run our meter up intentionally?

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Jessica Rubero
9 years ago

I'm already incredibly struggling to afford a roof over my head, can't even afford food, and am trying to balance barely-above-minimum-wage work and school, and then they throw this giant bill on me that I have no way of paying. This is ridiculous.

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Jaime Fortune
9 years ago

NWE stated in many articles that they were willing to help people out but when I called I was told if I didn't pay in full by the 14th they were going to shut the power off. They told me that they couldn't offer anything else but that.

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Robert Stephenson
9 years ago

In the last three months my Northwest Energy bills headband over $1,700

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Brian Verwolf
9 years ago

We recently moved back from Seattle area where we came tonexpect this to happen. We we're hoping that Montana was a more fair state to its citizens in regulating the big companies and prohibiting price hikes of this magnitude. Very disappointed..

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Tarah Redfield
9 years ago

We're not all rich out-of-staters and we should be able to afford to live in our home. Winter months are cold, we will die without heat.

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Robyn Culver
9 years ago

I hate this company

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Troy Walkenhost
9 years ago

Mine went from $200 plus to over $900. And then next month $500 plus. What a rip off. Monopoly company charges and rapes everyone cause there is no other choice. I hope they get investigated and regulated this is bull crap.

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Tad Logan
9 years ago

I barely use any heat and my payment is just rediculous every month

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Anonymous
9 years ago

My bill was barely $80 a month and now we are paying $177! We had to turn our heat OFF!!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER!!! to even try to afford your outrageous cost!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

What Northwestern Energy did is wrong and the funny thing is they did it the same time in 2016! When I called they told me they estimated the meters in January so for this bill I was actually paying for December and January usage as well!

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Taylor Wickham
9 years ago

NW Energy is a criminal corporation that has unjustly charged thousands of Montanans!