The City of Missoula recently won an award from an organization called SolSmart for helping homeowners and businesses to add solar power to their energy systems.
Environment Montana, based in Missoula, released a report on Wednesday claiming that Montana is lagging behind adjacent western states when it comes to solar and wind energy production.
In 2016, Montana languished in 40th place among the states in renewable energy job growth, specifically solar, but the first half of 2017 has been gangbusters, vaulting the state all the way up to number 22 in the country.
A summer project for Missoula County Public School students called the i3 program engaged Mountain Line and a variety of companies to create a bus stop highlighting renewable energy.