UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2013
NorthWestern Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-10499 (Commission File Number) | 46-0172280 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
3010 W. 69th Street Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Address of principal executive offices) | 57108 (Zip Code) | |||
(605) 978-2900 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 15, 2013, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) (the “Company”) issued a press release concerning an outage at Colstrip Unit 4, a 740MW net generation unit in which the Company owns a 30% share (222 megawatts). In the press release, the Company indicated that it:
| • | Expects the unit to remain under repair for at least six months; |
| • | Already has purchased power to replace the diminished energy from the unit to meet the needs of its customers; and |
| • | Preliminarily estimates its share of the total capital expenditures required to repair the unit to be about $4.5 million. |
The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT |
| 99.1* | Press release dated July 15, 2013 |
* filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Timothy P. Olson | ||
| Timothy P. Olson | |||
| Corporate Secretary | |||
Date: July 16, 2013
Index to Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT |
| 99.1* | Press release dated July 15, 2013 |
* filed herewith