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Montana regulators suspend required rate for new solar projects

State regulators voted Thursday to allow NorthWestern Energy to temporarily negotiate contracts with companies that propose building solar energy projects in Montana, rather than paying the set rate that the utility complained was too high.

"Our action today to protect NorthWestern Energy’s customers from unreasonably priced solar power is a compromise that still allows solar energy development to continue across the state," PSC Chairman Brad Johnson said in a statement.

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/regulators-suspend-required-rate-for-new-solar-projects/article_b310ccc9-e908-5df5-b526-f666b33aaf0a.html

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