NORTHWESTERN ENERGY is a electric power distribution employer in BILLINGS, MT. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 5 violations and $51,800 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY
1653 LAKE HILLS, BILLINGS, MT, 59105
Parent: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (144 locations)
221122 — Top companies in Electric Power Distribution
EIN: 460172280
21 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY is one of 144 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (NWE), with most recent reported revenue of $1.6B.
Federal enforcement records on NORTHWESTERN ENERGY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. across all 144 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY — EVANSTON, IL — 2 federal records
- Northwestern Selecta, Inc. — San Juan, PR — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY — HELENA, MT — 2 federal records
- Northwestern Human Services — Yardley, PA — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN CASKET CO — NEW HOPE, MN — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION, INC. — DEFIANCE, OH — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN MARBLE & GRANITE CO — MINNEAPOLIS, MN — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION, INC. — SWANTON, OH — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN ROOFING COMPANY, INC. — GREENVILLE, PA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Electric Power Distribution within MT
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY — HELENA — 2 federal records
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, INC. — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, INC. — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
- MONTANA-DAKOTA RESOURCE GROUP, INC. — GLENDIVE — 1 federal record
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, INC. — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY — CORWIN SPRINGS — 1 federal record
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, INC. — THOMPSON FALLS — 1 federal record
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, INC. — CRAIG — 1 federal record
- BEARTOOTH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. — RED LODGE
- FLATHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. — BIGFORK
Industry context
Within the electric power distribution industry in MT, NORTHWESTERN ENERGY ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 19 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.1 for the electric power distribution sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. NORTHWESTERN ENERGY's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NORTHWESTERN ENERGY's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $51,800 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHWESTERN ENERGY's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. NORTHWESTERN ENERGY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHWESTERN ENERGY of BILLINGS, MT from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. NORTHWESTERN ENERGY resolves to the parent rollup NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., which operates 144 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if NORTHWESTERN ENERGYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.