In our February 1st column, we placed Missoula’s efforts to embrace renewable energy in the larger context, encouraging advocacy via the state Legislature, NorthWestern Energy and more. A month later, that’s still where much of the action is. And now there’s a Green New Deal, the Sunrise Movement and real debates in Washington, D.C. Momentum is building.

Missoula too has momentum, and for us to get to 100 percent clean electricity, we need to embrace the sun. So today, let’s talk homegrown solar, a smart choice as we quickly move to leave fossil fuels in the ground.

By Amy Cilimburg