by Darren Clayton | September 28, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

The residential energy storage market is undergoing a transformation this year. According to a new report from GTM Research, U.S. Residential Battery Storage Playbook 2017, this year will be the first ever in which grid-tied residential battery storage system...

by Darren Clayton | September 27, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

The cost of renewables is plunging faster than forecasters anticipated just a few years ago as as technologies like gigantic wind turbines arrive on the market. That’s the conclusion of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, whose founder Michael Liebreich estimated that clean...

by Darren Clayton | September 27, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

  Montana Television Network (MTN) stations across the state have now raised $316,039.74 as part of their Montana Wildfire Relief Fund, from a total of 1,180 donations. This includes an initial $50,000 in matching funds from the Montana Television Network and its...

by Darren Clayton | September 27, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

The company says $10,000 will go to the American Red Cross of Montana, $10,000 to the Montana Community Foundation and $2,500 to the Garfield County Fire Foundation. “Wells Fargo is committed to our communities, and this means helping our team members, friends and...

by Darren Clayton | September 25, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials will ask those who receive a permit to float the Smith River to help record algae blooms on the water next year. The Independent Record reported (http://bit.ly/2fkFY55 ) on Thursday that the state Department of Environmental...

by Darren Clayton | September 25, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

Boeing Helena celebrated a 90,000 square foot expansion on Thursday to fabricate titanium parts for a new model of airplane with speakers Gov. Steve Bullock and Helena Mayor Jim Smith....

by Darren Clayton | September 25, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

The new brewery, which is adjacent to the existing location, will triple production with advanced technology. Owner Max Pigman said he’d been looking for a way to expand for several years, but available property would have put him in the Helena Valley or Montana City....

by Darren Clayton | September 25, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

The Smokejumper Station is open for business.  They are located in the airport before you go through security.  And the Smokejumper Landing is a coffee bar/snack shop that is past security is ready to serve you....

by Darren Clayton | September 20, 2017 | All | 0 Comments

Montana was producing 6.6 megawatts of installed capacity a year ago. The governor’s office released an energy plan, Montana Energy Future, with a goal to double solar capacity by 2025. Now the state has an installed capacity of 26 megawatts.