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The Montana Public Service Commission will investigate how NorthWestern Energy handled power generation and costs during the record cold snap that hit Montana earlier this month.
Last week, wind contributed more to power generation than coal for about 30 hours on the grid NorthWestern Energy oversees, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.