Northwestern Energy is seeing a continued growth in demand for electricity, and is building out their system in response.
Spokesman Tom Glanzer says they have made some significant upgrades in the Aberdeen area……

Glanzer says the project had some growing pains as they brought new technology online….

Glanzer says they expect continued growth in demand in that part of their service area…..

He says a new soybean plant under construction will be a major user of electricity. Northwestern has about eighty thousand customers, mainly in the James River valley from north to south.