蒙大拿州：州公共服务委员会批准西北能源与黑山公司154亿美元合并 电费不因此上涨
美国蒙大拿州公共服务委员会11月10日批准了西北能源公司与黑山公司的154亿美元合并案，蒙大拿州是最后一个需要投票批准的州。委员会五名委员中有三人投下赞成票，合并案就此获得通过。
获批的命令明确规定，合并不得导致电费上涨，这对使用西北能源供电的蒙大拿家庭是一颗定心丸。两家公司于2025年8月宣布合并，从宣布到获批历时15个月。委员会曾在10月27日以3比2投票决定推迟表决，11月10日最终放行。
合并后，两家公司将组成新的母公司 Bright Horizon Energy，新公司将成为美国西部重要的公用事业企业之一，为八个州约210万名电力与天然气用户提供服务，范围覆盖蒙大拿、南达科他、内布拉斯加等多个州。
蒙大拿州是全美最后一个对这桩合并行使审批权的州，委员会的放行意味着这笔历时15个月的交易在州一级全部获得通过，接下来将进入公司层面的整合程序。（来源：蒙大拿州公共服务委员会）
Montana: Public Service Commission Approves NorthWestern Energy's $15.4 Billion Merger With Black Hills; Rates Will Not Rise as a Result
The Montana Public Service Commission on November 10 approved the $15.4 billion merger of NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corporation, making Montana the last state that needed to vote on the deal. Three of the commission's five members voted in favor, and the merger was approved.
The approved order expressly provides that the merger must not cause electricity rates to rise, reassuring Montana households served by NorthWestern Energy. The two companies announced the merger in August 2025, 15 months before approval. The commission had voted 3-2 on October 27 to delay its decision before giving final approval on November 10.
After the merger, the two companies will combine under a new parent company, Bright Horizon Energy, which will become one of the major utilities in the western United States, providing electric and natural gas service to about 2.1 million customers across eight states, including Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Montana was the last state in the country to exercise approval authority over the merger, and the commission's approval means the 15-month transaction has now cleared every state-level review and will move into corporate integration. (Source: Montana Public Service Commission)
来源：蒙大拿州公共服务委员会
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