NorthWestern Energy — Fact Sheet (July 2006)

4 slides from NorthWestern Energy's fact sheet, July 2006

Slide 1: NorthWestern Energy/PPL Montana: 2007-2014 Power Supply Agreement Fact Sheet
NorthWestern Energy NorthWestern Energy/PPL Montana: 2007-2014 Power Supply Agreement FACT SHEET: July 2006 NorthWestern Energy is the Default Supplier for its electricity customers in Montana who do not purchase their own source of supply. This is a very important obligation and one that we take ve
Slide 2: Prices and Benefits of the PPL Montana Agreement
Prices: The price for each product is fixed on a quarterly basis. The price will increase, on average, 2.3 percent per year over the life of the contract. The following table shows the prices starting July 1 of each year under the Agreement: Date Price/mWh July 1, 2007 $44.95 July 1, 2008 $46.55 Jul
Slide 3: Benefits continued and Relation of Default Supply Costs to Customer Bills
provides approximately 55-percent of the Default Supply energy needs. In 2007, the number will be 37-percent and is expected to be roughly 23-percent by 2014. e The Agreement is consistent with NorthWestern Energy’s 2005 Electric Default Supply Resource Procurement Plan filed with the Montana Public
Slide 4: Next Steps
Next Steps The addition of the new PPL Montana Agreement, along with the other contracts assumed to be in the portfolio, will provide about 70 percent of the necessary electricity to meet customers’ needs in 2007/2008. To further augment the electricity portfolio, NorthWestern Energy plans to conduc