Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2022
NorthWestern Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-10499
46-0172280
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3010 W. 69th Street
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
57108
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 605-978-2900
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock
NWE
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 8, 2022, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) (NorthWestern) filed with the Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC) an electric and natural gas regulatory rate review seeking a general rate increase and approval of proposals for more timely cost recovery.
The filing requests an increase in NorthWestern's annual electric and natural gas revenue requirements, the Power Costs and Credits Adjustment Mechanism (PCCAM) base power costs and credits, and annual property taxes.
The filing (Docket 2022.07.078) is expected to be made available on the MPSC website at www.psc.mt.gov.
NorthWestern has prepared a presentation summarizing certain of the primary aspects of the rate review filing. A copy of the presentation is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the presentation shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the presentation shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth with respect thereto in any such filing.
Rate Review Filing Presentation, dated August 8, 2022
* filed herewith
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
