NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today's conference call to discuss the Black Hills Corporation and Northwestern Energy merger. My name is Michelle, and I'll be your operator. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. The call will be open for analyst questions following the presentation, and instructions will be given at that time. You can find the press release and associated materials for today's call on the investor relations section of either company's website. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. As provided on slide two, any forward-looking statements made during today's conference call are given in the context of today only and are subject to important risks as described in the presentation. Actual results and events could differ materially from those discussed here. Please also refer to the additional information discussed on slide two, as well as in the SEC filings and joint press release for both companies. With that, I will now turn the call over to Lynn Evans President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Hills Corporation. Len? Thank you very much, and good morning, everyone. We're coming to you live from Rapid City, South Dakota. If you've had the opportunity to visit our building here in Rapid City, you might know that we're sitting in the northwest corner of our building with a gorgeous view this morning of the sun rising on the Black Hills, so just a great day to be here. So thank you for joining us, and this is really a memorable day for us. as we announced at our boards yesterday, unanimously approved a merger agreement to combine our two great companies to create what we see as a premier regional regulated electric and natural gas utility company. These are two great companies that are performing together for the last 20...