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Fair Utilities for Montana

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Robbin Stoddard
9 years ago

Regulating Northwestern Energy is the best idea. Since utilities were de-regulated the cost of keeping the lights on and the house warm is overwhelming and forces people to choose between eating or having heat and lights in many instances.

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Priss leslie
9 years ago

I sure hope someone can put a handle on the way new is handling this. This is really hurting alot of people

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Steve Rushford
9 years ago

Rip off!!

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Aimee Brown
9 years ago

Mandatory utilities should have regulations in place so they are NOT profiting and only providing the service required to live.

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Melva Fowler
9 years ago

My bill three months ago average 120.00, last month 200.00, this month over 400.00...obviously we know the public commission is bought and paid for by northeastern energy, nice to know our public officials are sitting cozy in their houses with padded pockets, board members of northwestern are drinking martinis on the beach as MT children and elderly are hopping they don't freeze to death literally.

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Candace Twitchel
9 years ago

Get it together NorthWest energy! A class action suit is in the works.

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katherine Brown
9 years ago

My bill foubled. It not due to electric heat as we can't use our heaters in this house. I heat with wood. Nothing has changed from previous years and mine almost doubled. My power lines have been here for years. Dont see no truck bringing me power for half my bill every month. I'm not in Helena. This has hit the Bozeman area. So are my bills estimates and they say actual? There are two of us on Oxygen and another in a wheel chair. I'm fighting for disability. We can't afford this. And they keep threatning to fisconnect. So we do without to try snd mske paents. This is wrong snd very unfair. Something needs to be done!!!

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Josiah Karch
9 years ago

Thankyou, power bills way too high

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Tawnia Hanson
9 years ago

My power bill has doubled since November 2016 with no explanation something needs to be done!!!!

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Samantha Clark
9 years ago

This needs to be investigated. Utility companies need to be held accountable.

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Lauri Barrie
9 years ago

I now live in oregon but continue to have a home in montana. Noone lives in my home in the winter. No doors opened or closed no constant use of refrig.or other appliances. Last month my bil shot up. Triple what it gad been. I expected a slight increase. But this is rediculous. There needs to be a vlass action law suit against this company

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Carlo Linguista
9 years ago

Its a monopoly anymore no competition to compete with so they get away with it every time

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Ann
9 years ago

Awful raise of prices! People can't afford it!

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Edward salle
9 years ago

The property tax we have to pay for them is crap why should we pay pure bull

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Brian Spangler
9 years ago

NWE should read meters and get actual reading not use estimates. They should credit customers for the difference.

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Tiffany Thornton
9 years ago

Was shocked to see my bill go from averaging $70.00-78.00 jump up over $100.00 didn't use any more or less power. Should be recalculated on actual use. Discovered problem. Make it right!!!!!!

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Cheryl smith
9 years ago

Lower our heat bills. I'm on disability and almost half goes to heat. Can't buy food. Horrible.

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Crystal Lynch
9 years ago

The prices become inhumane when people who cannot afford to pay have their electricity forcibly "shut off". We are very conservative and dress warmly and keep the heat down. It's been quite uncomfortable at times. Should any of us really have to live in these conditions where we choose between buying food and buying heat? How can NW Energy continue with that on their conscience?

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Jenny bomar
9 years ago

My electric bill has been about the same. Our landlord pays our heat. But I'm on board cause I know alot of people have been a victim of this.

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Erin
9 years ago

Finally! Thank you for this petition!