Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome, everyone, to the NorthWestern Energy first quarter 2026 financial results webinar. Today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Travis Meyer.

Travis Meyer
Director of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Officer

Thank you, Audra. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining NorthWestern Energy Group's financial results webcast for the quarter ended March 31st, 2026. My name is Travis Meyer, and I'm the Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations Officer for NorthWestern.

Joining us on the call today are Brian Bird, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Crystal Lail, Chief Financial Officer. They'll walk you through our financial results and provide an overall update on what great progress we've had this quarter.

NorthWestern's results have been released and the release is available on our website at northwesternenergy.com. We also released our 10-Q pre-market this morning. Please note that the company's press release, this presentation, comments by presenters and responses to your questions may contain forward-looking statements.

As such, I'll direct you to the disclosures contained within our SEC filings and the safe harbor provisions included in the second slide of this presentation.

Also note that, this presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures and information regarding the pending merger transaction. Please note these non-GAAP disclosures, definitions and reconciliations and