<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Missoula,</div><div><br></div><div>We have an urgent and limited window to comment on Northwestern&#39;s Energy&#39;s next 20 years of energy infrastructure in Montana. Now is the time to use your voice! </div><div><br></div><div>Northwestern Energy submitted their 20-year <a href="https://northwesternenergy.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/about-us/erp-irp/2026-mt-irp-public.pdf" target="_blank">Integrated Resource Plan</a> (IRP) to Montana&#39;s Public Service Commission in April, and the <b>PSC is now accepting public comments</b>. For details, visit <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">MEIC\u2019s </span><a href="https://meic.org/northwestern-energys-2026-integrated-resource-plan/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">IRP page</span></a> and FLC&#39;s <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NXCOHYjpV5_cY0opy0WdcQRbJmyzBKLF/view" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">IRP recap</span></a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Written comments <b>must be submitted by July 28! </b>You can submit your comments:</div><div>1. Via email to <a href="mailto:pschelp@mt.gov" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">pschelp@mt.gov</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> with Docket No 2026.04.026 in the subject line</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">2. Through the </span><a href="https://reddi.mt.gov/prweb/PRAuth2/app/reddi/69MPqGeS_UTZWHGFH6YedHAuE3yJxESf*/!STANDARD" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">PSC\u2019s online portal</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> (you will need to create an account)</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">3. With </span><a href="https://meic.org/bill-tracker/?utm_source=MEIC+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=38e22631b1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_12_12_08_19_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-662f5d8d4c-438149379#/252" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">MEIC\u2019s Action Center tool</span></a></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Want to gather with others when submitting your comment? Join an Action Party! </span></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Missoula</b>: Sunday, July 26 at Good Works from 6-7:30. <a href="https://www.madcatmt.org/rsvp.html" target="_blank">RSVP here</a>.</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Livingston</b>: Monday, July 27 at a private location. Please email <a href="mailto:michelle.uberuaga@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent">michelle.uberuaga@gmail.com</a><span style="background-color:transparent"> for details.</span></li><span style="color:inherit"><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Billings</b>: Tuesday, July 28, 6-7:30 at a private location. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTDwBMg_ONf6ZWERmKlLYIt7bbO2GbckPOR0N7By-DOvfpjQ/viewform" target="_blank">RSVP here</a> for details.</li></span></ul><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Interested in hosting your own </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRxsy_V2D_qVFdgxEgrXd4SzWHOvnXNpmoGHBh8cShEvIXcQ/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent">Climate Action Party</a><span style="background-color:transparent"> on this or another climate-related action? Families for a Livable Climate can help support your efforts and expand your impact. Follow the link for details or to stay in touch about these critical issues for our energy future!</span></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">--</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Sarah Lundquist </b>(she/her)</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Executive Director, Families for a Livable Climate</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:director@livableclimate.org" target="_blank">director@livableclimate.org</a> | (425) 931-8623</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://livableclimate.org" target="_blank">livableclimate.org</a></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i><br></i></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i>Action is our hope.</i></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>