Butte, Mont. - July 17, 2015 - NorthWestern Energy has planned an outage that will affect about 125 customers on the West Side of Helena. The outage will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, and could last up to three hours.

The outage will affect customers on the 600-1100 blocks of Cannon and Choteau Streets, and the 800-1400 blocks of Knight Street and Hauser Blvd.

The outage will allow crews to safely switch to upgraded electrical equipment intended to improve the reliability of service in the area.

NorthWestern apologizes for any inconvenience the planned outage may cause. For any questions or concerns, please call our Customer Contact Center at (888) 467-2669.

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NorthWestern Energy provides electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 692,600 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.www.northwesternenergy.com.

Media Contact:
Butch Larcombe
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