NorthWestern Energy Preparing for Extreme Wind Forecast Across Montana

Butte, Mont. - March 10, 2026 - The U.S. Weather Service is forecasting extreme winds across Montana this week. NorthWestern Energy is urging customers to put safety first.

NorthWestern Energy crews are prepared with additional staffing, equipment, and supplies to respond as quickly as possible, safely, to weather-related outages.

It's critical to stay well away from downed or low-hanging power lines. If you see a damaged or fallen line, keep your distance and report it immediately.

Never touch a power line or anything in contact with it, including trees. Keep people, equipment, and objects at least 30 feet away, and never attempt to remove a fallen tree or branch from a power line.

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NorthWestern Energy, provides essential energy infrastructure and valuable services that enrich lives and empower communities while serving as long-term partners to our customers and communities. We work to deliver safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions that create value for customers, communities, employees, and investors. We do this by providing low-cost and reliable service performed by highly-adaptable and skilled employees. We provide electricity and / or natural gas to approximately 842,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. Our operations in Montana and Yellowstone National Park are conducted through our subsidiary, NW Corp, and our operations in South Dakota and Nebraska are conducted through our subsidiary, NWE Public Service. We have provided service in South Dakota and Nebraska since 1923 and in Montana since 2002.

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