Community solar bill passes Montana Senate
The bill enables customers of investor-owned utilities to subscribe to community solar.
Indigenized Energy completes Solar for All projects
Residential solar installations in South Dakota and Montana are the first of many solar-plus-storage projects for members of the Tribal Renewable Energy Coalition.
REC Silicon to shut down polysilicon business in Montana
REC Advanced Silicon Material LLC is shutting down one of its two polysilicon production facilities in the United States. It says the decision is primarily due to regional structural imbalances in supply and demand for electricity.
Solar season slows, wind power rises
From January through October 2023, solar photovoltaics contributed 5.78% to U.S. electricity, with just over 6% coming from the source in October alone.
Sunrise brief: CubicPV announces $1 billion long-term silicon supply agreement
Also on the rise: 38% solar growth pushing wind-solar dynamic duo past coal in 2024. Next generation winning legal battles against fossil fuel policy. And more.
Next generation winning legal battles against fossil fuel policy
A recent landmark decision in Montana is considered a game changer, marking a turning point in efforts to save the planet from the devastating effects of fossil fuel use.
The quiet shift from central to string inverters in utility-scale solar
Central inverters still dominate the U.S. utility solar market but string inverters are beginning to get more traction in 10+ MW projects.
Sunrise brief: U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes
Also on the rise: Puerto Rico moves into seventh place for residential solar per capita. Invested in our planet: Financing the clean energy transition. And more.
Montana city flips switch on 545 kW municipal solar facility
At a “flip the switch” event held in Missoula this week, officials christened a 545 kW municipal solar project, which Ameresco will maintain under a 25-year solar energy agreement which had zero upfront cost to the municipality, the companies said.
50 states of solar incentives: Montana
Montana, dubbed the Big Sky Country state, ranks 30th in the country based on its abundant hydro and wind resources, but is ranked 44th based on solar energy output.
