‘The options are not great’: Cost of electricity to triple for city of Great Falls

Great Falls city commissioners were confronted with an uncomfortable reality during Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. The rate the city pays for its electric supply is about to triple, adding approximately $2.1 million a year to the cost of city operations.

“This is not going to be an easy discussion,” City Manager Greg Doyon told the commissioners at the outset of his presentation. “The options are not great.”

David Murray