NorthWestern Energy Completes Energy West Acquisition, Adds 33,000 Customers

NorthWestern Energy Welcoming Energy West Employees and Customers

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06/30/2025 - 05:00 PM

BUTTE, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NorthWestern Energy is proud to welcome 33,000 Energy West customers and 43 valued employees, more than half of these new team members are represented by NorthWestern鈥檚 labor union partners.

鈥淲e are excited to welcome the Energy West employees to the NorthWestern family,鈥� said NorthWestern Energy President & CEO Brian Bird. 鈥淭hey will join various departments, including Customer Care, Operations, Technology, Finance, Safety, and Warehousing. In addition to welcoming new employees, we are also looking forward to serving Energy West and Cut Bank Gas customers.鈥�

NorthWestern Energy announced the intent to acquire the assets of Energy West and Cut Bank Gas on July 30, 2024. Energy West and Cut Bank Gas customers will transition to NorthWestern Energy customers effective July 1, 2025. Existing Energy West and Cut Bank Gas rates will remain in place. Impacted Energy West and Cut Bank Gas customers have been sent notifications about the transition to NorthWestern Energy. Of the 33,000 Energy West and Cut Bank Gas customers who will become NorthWestern Energy customers, approximately 30,000 are existing NorthWestern Energy customers who will now receive a combined electric and gas bill from NorthWestern Energy. The remaining gas customers who are not NorthWestern Energy electric customers will receive a gas-only bill from NorthWestern.

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