NorthWestern Corp : Deer Lodge Area to Experience Early-Morning Power Outage on Wednesday, January 22
January 14, 2014 at 11:50 am
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Butte, Mont. -Jan. 14, 2014 - NorthWestern Energy has scheduled an approximate 5-hour-long power outage for the entire Deer Lodge area beginning at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22.
The outage will allow company line crews to make repairs safely at a local substation. The crews will replace equipment needed to deliver reliable service to Deer Lodge-area customers and to avoid longer outages in the future.
About 2,400 customers, commercial and residential, will be affected by the outage. The impacted area covers the entire city of Deer Lodge, west to the Montana State Prison area, east to Poly Mountain, and south to the Race Track area. The northern boundary is the northern edge of the city.
NorthWestern Energy apologizes for any inconvenience this planned outage may cause. For any questions or concerns, please call our Customer Contact Center at (888) 467-2669.
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About NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE)
NorthWestern Energy provides electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 673,200 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.www.northwesternenergy.com.
Media Contact:
Butch Larcombe
(866) 622-8081
Butch.larcombe@northwestern.com
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides essential energy infrastructure and valuable services. The Company operates through two segments: electric utility operations and natural gas utility operations. The electric utility operations segment includes the generation, purchase, transmission and distribution of electricity. The natural gas utility operations segment includes the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. It provides electricity and / or natural gas to approximately 775,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. Its operations in Montana and Yellowstone National Park are conducted through its subsidiary, NorthWestern Corporation, and its operations in South Dakota and Nebraska are conducted through its subsidiary, NorthWestern Energy Public Service Corporation. Its customer base consists of a mix of residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers.
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