While the city and county of Missoula take steps to achieve 100% clean electricity over the next decade, members of the private sector have set their own goals, and they’re willing to make the investment to cut carbon emissions.

From Stockman Bank with its rooftop garden and energy efficient design to Mountain Line and its shift to electric buses, the examples in Missoula are getting easier to find as the new energy future gains momentum.

The Garden City Plumbing and Heating system, designed and installed by Static Solar of Missoula, includes three solar arrays, each comprised of 30 panels. In total, the system’s 90 panels produce around 30 kilowatt hours of electricity.

By Martin Kidston