The City of Missoula this week approved an agreement with the cities of Bozeman and Helena to hire a consultant to work with Northwestern Energy in designing a green tariff that could be used to purchase renewable energy.

All three cities have adopted a resolution to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030, and expanding the state’s renewable energy options through a green tariff is seen as one of the best ways of stepping closer to that goal.

“We see this is the most promising near-term opportunity to get new, large-scale renewables built in Montana to achieve our 100% clean electricity goals,” said Diana Maneta. “We see this is a great step in the right direction.”

By Martin Kidston

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Green tariff could help spur renewable energy development in Montana