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Tribe breaks ground on refinery

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MAKOTI As the Three Affiliated Tribes blessed the ground Wednesday where a refinery will be built, one tribal council member called it a new day for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara. Continue Reading

Natural gas pipeline near Taylor breaks

January 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A natural gas transmission pipeline which supplies Taylor residents was hit and damaged early Monday evening. Continue Reading

Otter Tail seeks rate increase to pay for Big Stone upgrade

April 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic

MDU, Northwestern to seek rate increases later. Continue Reading

North Dakota utilities looking increasingly at natural gas as power source

January 9, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. is proposing construction of an 88-megawatt gas turbine near its Heskett power station north of Mandan. The Heskett plant uses coal to make electricity. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission is holding a hearing Tuesday on the project. Continue Reading

Equipment failure causes power outage

June 30, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

Equipment failure at a Montana Dakota Utilities substation left about 1,500 Dickinson customers without power after an outage Wednesday evening, officials said.
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MDU electric rate rise boosts ND customer bills

June 8, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved a rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. electric customers that includes a $4.70 monthly boost in the minimum charge for providing power to a home. Continue Reading

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MDU Electric Rate Rise Boosts ND Customers’ Bills

June 8, 2011 in WDAZ

North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved a rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. electric customers that includes a $4.70 monthly boost in the minimum charge for providing power to a home. Continue Reading

Construction crew hits gas line

April 28, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

A portion of 23rd Avenue was blocked for a short time late Thursday afternoon in order for a utility company to repair a gas leak. Continue Reading

MDU

December 17, 2010 in The Dickinson Press

An area grassroots organization met with the president of a state power company and provided more than 450 signatures asking the utility to refuse payback for anticipated profits after the failure of a proposed power plant. Continue Reading

Montana-Dakota Utilities says rate increase justified

November 7, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald

The Public Service Commission’s advocacy staff says MDU actually should give North Dakota customers a $3 million rate decrease.
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