The Montana Solar Community Project (MSCP) is a partnership led by the Montana Energy Office, part of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, to expand Montana communities’ access to solar energy solutions. MSCP seeks to facilitate the development of community-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects through providing technical, planning, and financial resources to help communities develop projects. The Montana Energy Office’s partners for MSCP include:
- Flathead Electric Cooperative
- Missoula Electric Cooperative
- Montana-Dakota Utilities
- Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association
- Montana Renewable Energy Association
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NorthWestern Energy
MSCP is funded through a partnership agreement between the Montana Energy Office and the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. The SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national effort that aggressively drives innovation to make solar energy fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the decade. Through SunShot, the Energy Department supports efforts by private companies, universities, and national laboratories to drive down the cost of solar electricity to $0.06 per kilowatt-hour. To learn more about the SunShot Initiative and its many projects, go to energy.gov/sunshot.