The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) Had No Authority to Go Forward Regarding Climate Change

Consideration of the Montana climate change petition was outside of the jurisdiction of Montana's Public Service Commission (PSC), set forth here:  https://psc.mt.gov/About-Us/What-We-Do 

In the event that providing such jurisdiction would have been advisable, it would have been up to Montana's Legislature to enact appropriate legislation regarding same.

Without such enactment, addressing the proposed climate change petition was ultra vires, meaning beyond the scope of PSC's authority.

The Commission had no authority to go forward regarding the issue of climate change.  Going forward was a waste of taxpayer dollars.