Please join Energy Keepers, Inc., on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the University of Montana Payne Family Native American Center for a screening of the documentary film: The Place of the Falling Waters.
The state Public Service Commission today approved NorthWestern Energy’s $870 million purchase of 11 hydroelectric dams, paving the way for return of the Montana dams to utility ownership 15 years after they were sold off by Montana Power Co.
Commissioners who voted for the deal called it the “opportunity of a lifetime” that would provide a stable, long-term source of electricity for NorthWestern’s 340,000 electric customers in Montana.
In exactly one year, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will make history, by becoming the sole owner of the large hydroelectric facility called the Kerr Project.
It will be the culmination of many years of dedication, and sacrifice, by the Tribes. Built against the wishes of many Tribal Members, now the dam is set to become an important tool for ongoing management of important natural resources of the Flathead Reservation– in addition to playing a substantial role in a sustainable economic future for many generations to come.