Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar committed serious misconduct — including unwelcome sex-based comments in the workplace and retaliation against employees who reported his behavior — according to findings released by an internal response team investigating the five-member body that regulates Montana's utilities.

The report marks a significant moment for the PSC, which oversees electric, gas, telephone, and pipeline utilities across the state. The commission's decisions directly affect what Helena-area residents pay on their NorthWestern Energy bills, making its internal culture a matter of public concern beyond the Capitol building on Roberts Street.

According to the findings, Molnar's conduct was serious enough that investigators characterized it as damaging to the agency itself — not merely to the individuals who came forward. The report specifically cited unwelcome sex-based comments and found that Molnar took retaliatory action against those who filed complaints, a detail that investigators treated as a compounding offense.

Molnar was photographed at a press conference in Helena on July 29, 2025, where the findings became public. As an elected commissioner, his removal from office would require action beyond the agency's internal processes — a distinction that makes the path forward less straightforward than a typical personnel matter. What the commission or state government does with the findings is the question now in front of Montana's political leadership.