# 2026-16418: FERC to NorthWestern: Time for Refunds, Maybe

2026-16418, NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-08-12; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16418
- As of: 2026-08-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16418
- Title: NorthWestern Corporation; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 52056
- Published: 2026-08-12
- Effective: 2026-08-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## In one line

FERC to NorthWestern: Time for Refunds, Maybe

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- Refund Date Set to Publication: benefit, low. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set the refund effective date for Docket No. EL26-89-000 to the date this notice was published in the Federal Register: August 12, 2026. This was done pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Power Act.

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## Sources
- [2026-16418 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16418/northwestern-corporation-notice-of-institution-of-section-206-proceeding-and-refund-effective-date)
- [2026-16418 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-12/pdf/2026-16418.pdf)

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- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16418 (as of 2026-08-19).