MT PSC will not review inverted Block Rates, for now

Despite an almost 20 minute rant by Vice Chair Molnar, the young maverick Commissioner Kavulla made a motion to delay action until February to see if any parties appealed to the district court.

The PSC was going to use a new procedure to review the decision to implement inverted block rates, that was invented by Commissioner, i mean Vice Chair, Molnar.  Which would have used the PSC's broad investigative authority to, while, investigate themselves and the utility.

While the PSC decision (which was 3-2), is good for the institutions as it shows that there can be certainty in their decisions, it may have costs.  One has to think that an investigation could provide just the sort of hobby that Vice Chair Molnar needs...

Update: Mike Dennison has the full scoop up at the Billings Gazette