Publications from Montana

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• Montana Green Energy Parks Program
  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality publishes this online case study about the Green Energy Parks Program that operated from 1998 to 2001; 2 pp.
• Snowmobile in the Park Bio-Based Fuels Demonstration
  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality publishes this online case study about the Snowmobile in the Park Project in 1997 and 1998; 2 pp.
• Bright Future: How to Keep the Northwest's Lights On, Jobs Growing, Goods Moving and Sammon Swimming in the Era of Climate Change
  (PDF 1.28 MB)
  The Northwest Energy Coalition wrote and published this report for states serviced by the Bonneville Power Administration; 40 pp.; March, 2009.
• Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Montana
  (PDF 538 KB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2673; 2 pp.; October, 2008.
• Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide
  (PDF 1.50 MB)
  The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory published this guide for Montana consumers; 27 pp.; August, 2007.
• Montana Energy Savers Guidebook — Practical Ways to Save Money and Improve Comfort
  (PDF 1.62 MB)
  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality publishes this consumer guide with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program; 32 pp.; December, 2006.
• Geothermal Technologies Program: Montana
  (PDF 427 KB)
  The DOE Geothermal Program publishes this fact sheet about geothermal projects and potential in Colorado; DOE/GO-102005-2215; 2 pp.; November, 2005.
• Historical Energy Analysis
  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality publishes a summary of energy statistics for the state; 2 pp.; January, 2005.
• Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands
  (PDF 4.63 MB)
  DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy *(EERE) and the Bureau of Land Management publish this new report examining the potential for renewable energy development on public lands. The report finds that 11 western states have areas with a high potential for power production from one or more renewable energy sources; 95 pp.; February, 2003.
• A Targeted Approach to Support Wind and PV in Montana
  (PDF 174 KB)
  DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Clean Energy Group publish this report as part of its Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy; 6 pp.; September 2002.; September, 2002.
• Energize Montana
  (PDF 188 KB)
  The Montana Department of Environmental Quality publishes this fact sheet online as part of a statewide initiative to conserve and produce energy; 1 pp.; November, 2001.