Montana panel endorses NorthWestern Energy wind farm plan

The Montana Public Service Commission has voted 3-2 to endorse NorthWestern Energy’s proposal to buy an $86 million wind-power project and pass on costs to customers through the rates they pay.

The Billings Gazette reports ( http://bit.ly/zoc8wr) that the decision Tuesday essentially allows NorthWestern’s contractor, Compass Wind, to start building the 40-megawatt Spion Kop wind farm near Great Falls.

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