Electricity deregulation comes to Montana—so far, to the cheers of some and the chagrin of many.

We all pay dearly when congestion chokes the electrical system. A resurgence of transmission investment in the district promises relief—if new lines actually get built.

Rural telephone companies in the district collect millions of dollars annually in universal service subsidies. Has the time come to let them fend for themselves?

Proposed measures would curb the costs of subsidizing rural phone service.

Renewable-energy mandates raise lots of questions for electric utilities and consumers

In June 1988, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) ordered the state's investor-owned utilities to develop competitive bidding programs that included both supply and demandside resource options. The New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), the New York Department...