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PSC Set to Rule on NorthWestern-Black Hills Merger at Oct. 27 Meeting in Helena

October 22, 2026

by Caleb Lindgren

Two parallel overhead power lines crossing open grassland in central Montana

Montana’s Public Service Commission has the NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills merger on its Oct. 27 agenda. The combined company would be renamed Bright Horizon Energy if approved.