MDU

MDU Resources 2Q earnings up slightly over year

MDU Resources Group Inc. is reporting second-quarter earnings of $44.9 million, or 24 cents per share, compared to $48.8 million and 26 cents a share in the same period of 2010.

August 02, 2011

ND regulator says MDU withheld info in rate case

A North Dakota utility regulator says Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. withheld information on an electric rate case.

June 09, 2011

MDU electric rate rise boosts bills

North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved a rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. electric customers that includes a $4.70 monthly boost in the minimum charge for providing power to a home.

June 09, 2011

MDU Resources Group annual profit increases

BISMARCK (AP) — MDU Resources Group Inc. has reported an increase in profits for 2010, helped by a boost in oil production and the sale of its ownership interest in electric transmission lines in Brazil.

February 04, 2011

MDU-Resources Group annual profit up for 2010

MDU Resources Group Inc. has reported an increase in profits for 2010, helped by a boost in oil production and the sale of its ownership interest in electric transmission lines in Brazil.

February 03, 2011

Letter to the editor: MDU is moving in the right direction with wind power

Montana-Dakota Utilities’ latest testimony before the Public Service Commission was quite positive, but got little press, so I want to highlight some of the excellent things MDU had to say regarding its healthy change in focus. MDU explained why investing in wind is doing the right thing for its customers, beyond the obvious benefits for our lungs, air and water.

By Sherry Sand , January 14, 2011

MDU Resources sells interest in Brazil lines

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — MDU Resources Group Inc. says it's selling its ownership interest in three electric transmission lines in Brazil.

November 18, 2010

Hearings begin on MDU's N.D. electric rate rise

North Dakota regulators are exploring whether a Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. request for a 10 percent electric rate increase should be trimmed.

November 09, 2010

MDU says rate increase justified

BISMARCK (AP) — Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. will begin arguing Monday for nearly $12 million in rate increases.

November 08, 2010

MDU says customer will spend about the same as last year to heat homes during winter

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. natural gas customers can expect to spend about the same as last year to heat their homes during the upcoming heating season, which runs from November through March.

October 14, 2010

Letter to the editor: Otter Tail, MDU should pay for their failed projects

I really wish someone could tell me why it’s the customer’s responsibility to bail out Otter Tail Power Co. or Montana-Dakota Utilities. I don’t remember them asking us to vote or agreeing to pay for Big Stone II, if it didn’t work out. Do we have to be responsible for their mistake? Why didn’t they go to Washington or the state for the bailout and then pay it back like the banks and auto companies had to? Sure it’s only 62 cents a month for the next three years, but it was their mistake and maybe they should pay for it or the shareholders should. Why are they paying a $1.19 a share dividend or almost 6 percent while we bail them out? If we make a mistake, who bails us out?

By JoAnn Herrick , September 10, 2010

MDU, Otter Tail ratepayers get electric cost alert

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power and Montana-Dakota Utilities will be getting an explanation soon about a rise in their monthly electric bills.

July 30, 2010

MDU, Otter Tail ratepayers get electric cost alert

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota customers of Otter Tail Power and Montana-Dakota Utilities will be getting an explanation soon about a rise in their monthly electric bills.

July 30, 2010

MDU gets N.D. electric rate rise

BISMARCK — Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.’s residential customers will see their monthly electric bills rise by $4 or more after North Dakota’s Public Service Commission granted the utility a temporary 7.9 percent rate increase.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , June 17, 2010

MDU likely to get 7 percent N.D. electric rate rise

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. is likely to get a 7.9 percent increase in its North Dakota electric rates this week.

June 16, 2010