General Info

The Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, distributes natural gas and provides related products and services in the northern Great Plains. The company can trace its roots back to 1924 when a small electric company was purchased along the Montana-North Dakota state line. Over time, the company entered the natural gas business with the construction of a 50-mile gas line to fuel an electric power plant. Small electric companies were purchased and interconnected with Montana-Dakota Utilities and natural gas service was expanded to other Montana and North Dakota cities, and to the flanks of the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming. Aggressive acquisition of gas supplies in other newly discovered fields in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming enabled the company to expand service around the region. Montana-Dakota Utilities serves more than 250 communities in five states. It has an office in Rapid City, S.D.