Headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: NWE northwesternenergy.com
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company.
- **Customers and territory:** It serves approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Yellowstone National Park.
- **Subsidiaries:** Montana and Yellowstone operations run through NW Corp; South Dakota and Nebraska operations run through NWE Public Service.
- **Business model:** Earnings are driven mainly by regulated rate base invested in generation, transmission and distribution. Rate base was about $5.4 billion in 2024, and a $3.2 billion 2026–2030 capital plan is underway.
- **Generation:** Its diversified, largely carbon-free generating portfolio includes a 55% ownership share of Colstrip Units 3 and 4, after acquiring Avista's and Puget's interests on January 1, 2026. The Puget interests are held in a FERC-regulated subsidiary.
- **Growth initiatives:** It is pursuing large-load and data center customers in Montana (Atlas Power and Quantica Infrastructure), new natural gas generation in South Dakota (Hub City Energy Park), and regional transmission (North Plains Connector).
- **Pending merger:** The company is in a pending all-stock merger of equals with Black Hills Corporation. The combined company will be named Bright Horizon Energy Corporation and would serve more than 2.2 million customers. Updated
A 20.9% EPS shortfall traces almost entirely to the expanded Colstrip coal stake, where Pacific Northwest power prices stayed too low to cover operating costs. Revenue still beat and management reaffirmed 2026 guidance, with the Montana PSC merger ruling on Black Hills expected by November 12.
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NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company. - **Customers and territory:** It serves approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Yellowstone National Park. - **Subsidiaries:** Montana and…
The Wall Street consensus 12-month price target for NWE is $79.21.
