U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Energy Program

Montana — DE Information

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Resources

Natural Gas

Natural gas prices
Natural gas production and use
Natural gas summary statistics (PDF 455 KB) — Shows dry production, gas consumption, deliveries to consumers, number of wells, average gas prices, and net interstate movements of gas (i.e., net import or export).

Renewable Energy and Load Reduction

Biopower
Geothermal energy
Solar energy
- Solar electricity (PV)
- Concentrating solar power
Wind energy
Energy efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of DE installations, arranged by technology.

Power Generation

Renewable energy projects — A summary and full list of operating facilities in the state.

Load Reduction

Hospital achieves 150 kBtu/sq. ft. annually using efficient lighting, variable-frequency fan drives, high-efficiency chiller, and energy management — Blackfeet Hospital, Browning, Montana.

Utility Contacts

Electric utilities and wholesalers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.
Nonutility power producers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.

Permitting and Environmental Regulations

Air and Waste Management Bureau — Montana Department of Environmental Quality.

Other Information

Reducing Market Barriers to Small-Scale Distributed Generation in Montana (PDF 756 KB) — Center for Applied Economic Research, Montana State University-Billings, June 2004.
Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Small-Scale Distributed Generation in Montana (PDF 673 KB) — Center for Applied Economic Research, Montana State University-Billings, June 2004.

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