HB 474 requires regulated electric utilities in Montana to offer their customers an opportunity to purchase "a separately marketed product composed of power from renewable resources," defined as biomass, wind, solar, or geothermal resources. The Montana Electric Buying Cooperative (MEBC) was established to supply Clean Power to residential and small business electricity customers of the former Montana Power Company (now NorthWestern Energy). Members of the Coop purchase Green Tags from MBEC. The Green Tags are bought from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and represent the market value of the environmental benefit that comes from Clean Power generation. The money from the sale of Green Tags goes towards renewable energy projects in Montana. Once renewable energy installations come on-line in Montana, power will be purchased from those installations from NorthWestern Energy.
| Name: | MCA 69-8-210(6) |
| Name: | MCA 35-19-104 |
| Name: | John Schneeberger |
| Organization: | Montana Electricity Buying Cooperative |
| Address: |
778 Hwy 93, North Hamilton MT 59840 |
| Phone: | (406) 961-3935 |
| Email: | schnee@montana.com |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
Copyright © 2023 EnergyBot • All rights reserved.
1601 Bryan St Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
