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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION DBA NORTHWESTERN ENERGY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS ELECTRIC RATES ))))) REVISED SETTLEMENT STIPULATION EL14-106

October 16th, 2015

• Filed
  October 16th, 2015

It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (“NorthWestern”), the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Staff (“Staff”), Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., Trail King Industries, Inc., Redfield Energy, LLC, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (collectively the “Parties”), that the following Revised Settlement Stipulation (“Stipulation”) may be adopted by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in the above-captioned matter. In support of its Application for Authority to Increase Its Electric Rates (“Application”), NorthWestern offers this Stipulation, the Application and all supporting materials filed December 19, 2014, and thereafter, and NorthWestern’s supplemental public response to PUC Staff Data Request 7-6 (attached as Exhibit 2) regarding NorthWestern’s acquisition of the Beethoven wind generation facility (“Beethoven”) from BayWa