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Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris
'The deal could be viewed as a signal to global financial and energy markets, triggering a fundamental shift away from investment in coal, oil and gas as primary energy sources toward zero-carbon energy sources like wind, solar and nuclear power.'READ MORE...
Solar rising in Montana
Recent weeks and months have proved to be an exciting time for solar energy in Montana. Homeowners, businesses, electric cooperatives and large utilities have all shown increasing interest in solar at all scales as prices have declined by more than 80...
OnSite Energy in Washington, D.C.
Orion Thornton, a solar contractor from Bozeman, with the League of Conservation Voters in DC to talk about the importance of the Clean Power Plan with Senator Jon Tester today as well as staff for Senator Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke!...
Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture Solar Array Install Video
Watch this superb build documentation and project fly-over of the Emerson solar install by Robert Benjamin. WATCH VIDEO
Powering Montana with a Star
Orion Thornton walks the walk. He grew up 35 miles outside Kalispell in a home which was (and still is) completely “off the grid.” Hauling water, harvesting wood and wild game, and producing solar electricity were all part of...
Forward and Backward: Solar Power Struggles to Expand in Montana
Since 2008, the cost of solar panels has dropped by two-thirds, and the number of solar systems in Montana has tripled to more than 1,000.READ MORE
In the solar spotlight
The 6,500-square-foot former elementary school, Emerson Cultural Center, which sits at the corner of West Babcock Street and South Grand Avenue, was recently fitted with 110 solar panels, which cover the entire south-facing roof over the building’s Crawford Theater.READ MORE
Evening Edition with Montana Public Radio
Onsite Energy owner, Conor Darby, was on last night's 'Evening Edition' with MTPR....describing some of the barriers to renewable energy implementation in Montana. Relevant portion begins at about the 10 minute markLISTEN HERE
Heart of the Valley going solar
A few years ago, Kathryn Hohmann opened a January energy bill totaling almost $10,000.Meanwhile, in another room at Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter, it was so cold that water had frozen in some of the dogs’ bowls.While the bill was...
Running on Sun
When Orion Thornton started looking for a home to buy in Bozeman, one of the first things he noticed about the house he now lives in was its roof. “I literally looked at this place, it was one of the first places,...
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