HELENA : The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is bringing new electric vehicle charging stations to the state. Through a Volkswagen Settlement fund, the state will be able to expand electric vehicle or EV travel. The “Fast Charge Your Ride” grants were given to 4 major players including GBP Enterprises, Missoula Electric Cooperative, Northwestern Energy, […]
REC Silicon May Sell Montana Facility
The polysilicon company draws another bad hand in the trade war. A cash-strapped REC Silicon announced Thursday it’s considering the sale of its Butte, Montana facility, which produces silane gas for use in semiconductors. Though the company hasn’t finalized a decision — REC spent months warning of the shutdown of its polysilicon plant in Washington […]
PSC Chairman: Montana must increase reliable baseload power, or risk brown-outs
While California may have a population nearly 40 times greater than Montana, utility consumers are still subject to the same vulnerabilities. With current technology, the best way to protect utility customers from an energy shortage is through an increase in available, reliable baseload power. Out-of-state and foreign interests are applying increased pressure on lawmakers and […]
Montana approves bill to allow utility power sales to EV charging stations
Dive Brief: Lawmakers in Montana passed a bill aimed at expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the state by authorizing utilities to sell electricity to third-party charging station operators. The state’s largest utility, NorthWestern, said it supports the bill, which would determine that entities operating EV charging stations “are not public utilities.” House Bill […]