YEAR ENDING 2023 |
ANNUAL REPORT |
OF |
NorthWestern Energy |
GAS UTILITY |
Docket 2024.01.001 |
TO THE |
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION |
STATE OF MONTANA |
1701 PROSPECT AVENUE |
P.O. BOX 202601 |
HELENA, MT 59620-2601 |
Gas Annual Report
Table of Contents
Description | Schedule |
Identification | 1 |
Board of Directors | 2 |
Officers | 3 |
Corporate Structure | 4 |
Corporate Allocations | 5 |
Affiliate Transactions - To the Utility | 6 |
Affiliate Transactions - By the Utility | 7 |
Montana Utility Income Statement | 8 |
Montana Revenues | 9 |
Montana Operation and Maintenance Expenses | 10 |
Montana Taxes other Than Income | 11 |
Payments for Services | 12 |
Political Action Committees/Political Contributions | 13 |
Pension Costs | 14 |
Other Post Employment Benefits | 15 |
Top Ten Montana Compensated Employees | 16 |
Top Five Corporate Compensated Employees | 17 |
Balance Sheet | 18 |
continued on next page |
Description | Schedule |
Montana Plant In Service | 19 |
Montana Depreciation Summary | 20 |
Montana Materials and Supplies | 21 |
Montana Regulatory Capital Structure | 22 |
Statement of Cash Flows | 23 |
Long Term Debt | 24 |
Preferred Stock | 25 |
Common Stock | 26 |
Montana Earned Rate of Return | 27 |
Montana Composite Statistics | 28 |
Montana Customer Information | 29 |
Montana Employee Counts | 30 |
Montana Construction Budget | 31 |
Transmission, Distribution and Storage Systems | 32 |
Sources of Gas Supply | 33 |
MT Conservation and Demand Side Mgmt Programs | 34 |
Montana Consumption and Revenues | 35 |
Natural Gas Universal System Benefits programs | 36a |
Montana Conservation and Demand Side Mgmt programs | 36b |
Sch. 1 | IDENTIFICATION | ||
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2 | Legal Name of Respondent: | NorthWestern Corporation | |
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4 | Name Under Which Respondent Does Business: | NorthWestern Energy | |
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6 | Date Utility Service First Offered in Montana: | Electricity | - Dec 12, 1912 |
7 | Natural Gas - Jan 01, 1933 | ||
8 | Propane | - Oct 13, 1995 | |
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10 | Person Responsible for Report: | Jeff B. Berzina | |
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12 | Telephone Number for Report Inquiries: | (406) 497-2759 | |
13 | Address for Correspondence Concerning Report: | 11 East Park Street | |
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15 | Butte, MT 59701 | ||
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If direct control over respondent is held by another entity, provide below the name, address, means by which control is held and percent ownership of controlling entity:
Respondent is a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. At December 31, 2023, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. owned 100% of the common stock of respondent.
Schedule 1
Sch. 2 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |
Director's Name & Address (City, State) | Remuneration | |
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Schedule 2
Sch. 3 | OFFICERS | ||
Title | Department Supervised | Name | |
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2 | President and Chief Executive Officer | Executive | Brian Bird |
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4 | Vice President, | Legal Services | Shannon Heim |
5 | General Counsel and Federal | Corporate Secretary | |
6 | Government Affairs | Risk Management | |
7 | Contracts | ||
8 | Federal Governmental Affairs | ||
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10 | Vice President, | Regulatory Affairs | Cyndee Fang |
11 | Regulatory Affairs | DSM and Energy Efficiency | |
12 | Sustainability | ||
13 | Governmental Affairs - Nebraska and South Dakota | ||
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15 | Vice President, | Asset and Project Management | Bleau LaFave |
16 | Asset Management & Business Development | Business Development and Strategic Support | |
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18 | Vice President, | Distribution Operations - MT/SD/NE | Jason Merkel |
19 | Distribution | Construction | |
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21 | Vice President, | Transmission Planning, Engineering, Construction, | Michael Cashell |
22 | Transmission | and Operations | |
23 | Gas Transmission & Storage | ||
24 | Substation Operations | ||
25 | Transmission Policy, Services, and Operations | ||
26 | Transmission Market Strategy | ||
27 | Grid Real Time and Scada Operations | ||
28 | FERC and NERC Compliance | ||
29 | Support Services | ||
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31 | Vice President, | Thermal and Wind Generation | John Hines |
32 | Supply and Montana Government Affairs | Hydro Operations | |
33 | Environmental and Lands Permitting & Compliance | ||
34 | Long Term Resources | ||
35 | Energy Supply Marketing Operations | ||
36 | Montana Government Affairs | ||
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38 | Brand, Advertising, and | Bobbi Schroeppel | |
39 | Vice President, | Customer Communications | |
40 | Customer Care, Communications and | Customer Experience and Support | |
41 | Human Resources | Customer Interaction | |
42 | Community Connections | ||
43 | Revenue Cycle Management | ||
44 | Human Resources | ||
45 | Safety/Health/Environmental Services | ||
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47 | Chief Audit & Compliance Officer | Internal Audit | Michael Nieman |
48 | Enterprise Risk and Business Continuity | ||
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50 | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Tax, Internal Audit and Compliance | Crystal Lail |
51 | Financial Planning & Analysis | ||
52 | Controller and Treasury Functions | ||
53 | Investory Relations and Corporate Finance | ||
54 | Flight Services | ||
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56 | Vice President, Technology | Business Technology | Jeanne Vold |
57 | Customer Systems & Solutions | ||
58 | Data & Analytics | ||
59 | Operation Technology | ||
60 | Security | ||
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Reflects active officers as of December 31, 2023 | |||
Schedule 3
Sch. 4 | CORPORATE STRUCTURE | ||||
Subsidiary/Company Name | Line of Business | Earnings (000) | % of Total | ||
Regulated Operations (Jurisdictional & Non-Jurisdictional) | $ | 190,369 | 98.06% | ||
NorthWestern Corporation: | |||||
Montana Utility Operations | Electric Utility | ||||
Natural Gas Utility | |||||
Natural Gas Pipeline | |||||
(including Canadian Montana Pipeline Corp., | |||||
Havre Pipline Company, LLC | |||||
Lodge Creek Pipelines, LLC | |||||
and Willow Creek Gathering, LLC) | |||||
Propane Utility | |||||
South Dakota Utility Operations | Electric Utility | ||||
Natural Gas Utility | |||||
Nebraska Utility Operations | Natural Gas Utility | ||||
Unregulated Operations | $ | 3,763 | 1.94% | ||
Direct Subsidiaries: | |||||
NorthWestern Services, LLC | Nonregulated natural gas marketing, | ||||
property management | |||||
Clark Fork and Blackfoot, LLC | Former Milltown hydroelectric facility | ||||
Risk Partners Assurance, Ltd. | Captive insurance company | ||||
NorthWestern Energy Solutions, In | Non-regulated customer services |
Total Corporation
$ 194,132
100.00%
Schedule 4
Sch. 5 | CORPORATE ALLOCATIONS | ||||||
$ to MT El & | |||||||
Departments Allocated | Description of Services | Allocation Method | Gas Utilities | MT % | $ to Other | ||
1 | Executive Department | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 4,957,856 | 77.87% | 1,409,104 | |
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3 | CEO and Board of Directors | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
4 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
5 | Legal Department | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 20,037,127 | 79.39% | 5,201,808 | |
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7 | Chief Legal and Risk Management | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
8 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
9 | Regulatory Affairs | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 1,885,733 | 73.82% | 668,657 | |
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11 | Regulatory Affairs MT, SD & NE Public and Regulatory Affairs | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
12 | and Regulatory Support | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | |||||
13 | Finance | Includes the following departments: CFO, Treasury, FP&A | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 17,730,875 | 79.84% | 4,477,065 | |
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15 | Tax , Investor Relations, Corporate Aircraft, | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
16 | and Compensation & Benefits | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | |||||
17 | Controller | Includes the following departments: Controller, Accounting | Overhead costs not charged directly are | $5,321,177 | 80.01% | $1,329,365 | |
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19 | Accounts Payable, Payroll, Financial Reporting & Regulatory Affairs Finance | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
20 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
21 | Audit & Controls | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 1,034,150 | 79.00% | 274,901 | |
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23 | Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
24 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
25 | Business Technology | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 21,594,629 | 79.03% | 5,728,518 | |
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27 | Applications, Architecture, Governance | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
28 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
29 | Distribution | Includes the following departments: | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 80,620 | 65.80% | 41,911 | |
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31 | Sioux Falls Facilities and Helena Building | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
32 | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | ||||||
33 | Customer Care | Includes the following departments: Customer Care Combined, Customer Care SD&NE | Overhead costs not charged directly are | 25,453,138 | 74.82% | 8,567,935 | |
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35 | CC MT, CC - Assoc & Dispatch, Business Develop | typically allocated based on a 3-factor formula | |||||
36 | Human Resources, Print Services and Charitable Contributions | consisting of gross plant, labor, and margin. | |||||
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40 | TOTAL | $98,095,303 | 77.98% | $27,699,263 |
Schedule 5
Sch. 6 | AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS - PRODUCTS & SERVICES PROVIDED TO UTILITY | ||||||
Charges | % of Total | Charges | |||||
Affiliate Name | Products & Services | Method to Determine Price | to Utility | Affil. Rev. | to MT Utility | ||
1 | Nonutility Subsidiaries | ||||||
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4 | Total Nonutility Subsidiaries | $0 | $0 | ||||
5 | Total Nonutility Subsidiaries Revenues | $0 | |||||
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8 | Utility Subsidiaries | ||||||
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11 | Total Utility Subsidiaries | $0 | $0 | ||||
12 | Havre Pipeline Company, LLC | Natural gas gathering, | Gathering rate based on cost, | 2,608,256 | |||
13 | transmission, & compression | transmission & compression | |||||
14 | are at tariffed rates | ||||||
15 | Total Utility Subsidiaries Revenues | $2,608,256 | |||||
16 | TOTAL AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS | $0 | $0 |
Schedule 6
Sch. 7 | AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS - PRODUCTS & SERVICES PROVIDED BY UTILITY | |||||
Charges | % of Total | Revenues | ||||
Affiliate Name | Products & Services | Method to Determine Price | to Affiliate | Affil. Exp. | to MT Utility | |
1 | Nonutility Subsidiaries | |||||
2 | ||||||
3 | ||||||
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5 | ||||||
6 | Total Nonutility Subsidiaries | $0 | $0 | |||
7 | Total Nonutility Subsidiaries Expenses | $0 | ||||
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10 | Utility Subsidiaries | |||||
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12 | Havre Pipeline Company, LLC | Administration Fee | Negotiated Contract Rate | 500,400 | 13.4% | 500,400 |
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14 | Havre Pipeline Company, LLC | Labor Cost | Actual Expense | 1,283,172 | 34.4% | $1,283,172 |
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16 | Total Utility Subsidiaries | 1,783,572 | $1,783,572 | |||
17 | Total Utility Subsidiaries Expenses | $3,733,451 | ||||
18 | TOTAL AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS | $1,783,572 | $1,783,572 |
Schedule 7
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