Claudia Rapkoch Quotations

We reached a point in November where we simply determined we would no longer seek to terminate this program, but restate it.

The fact is Bozeman is growing. There is a lot of demand on our service as a result, and we have a responsibility to meet the demands of our customers.

Market prices are continuing to soften for natural gas (nationwide). You see that show up in electricity prices, too, because so much electricity is generated by natural gas-fired plants.

Energy pulsing through the lines always has to remain balanced. What goes on a system always has to be equal to what comes off.

This is what we feel is the right amount for the time being. From a default supply standpoint, there's nothing immediately on the horizon.

It's been such a long process to get to this point. The feelings are a little mixed. Obviously, we've worked hard to get to this point ... but what gets lost, especially from the employee's standpoint, is there's a history here and a bit of sentimental value. It's a little bit bittersweet.

It is typical and completely appropriate. It's an insurance policy that more than 90 percent of corporate America has in place. Given the fact that we live in a litigious society, it's something that is necessary.

It's difficult to say with a degree of certainty whether it (wind) will lower or increase the costs.

If you think of the substation as a giant electrical outlet, the wind farm will plug into the substation at the site. Connecting to our substation is access to our transmission lines. Once it's come into the system, it can go anywhere on our transmission system.

If you want good people to be in those places, and they are making very important decisions, you want them to have the ability to do that kind of work without the fear of personal injuries.