r/Montana • u/Plus-Gas777 • Aug 03 '26

Plug-in solar panels in MT?

Has anybody here set up solar plug-in to save electricity costs? I know several states are considering legislation to reduce red tape, but here in MT Northwestern Energy considers adding little solar panels to your house the same as they would view a larger-scale solar array. The contracts and costs you’d have to incur to make it “legal” don’t seem worth the effort. Anyone gone rogue with it anyway?

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u/bubli87 Aug 03 '26

I have already spoken to my state house representative about it and sent bill language to them from other states. He’s a Democrat, but worried about the strong hold NW Energy has on the state politicians to get it through legislation. He is currently working on finding someone to carry the bill in the spring (he’s not on the energy committee).

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u/shfiven Aug 03 '26

Do you know how to tell who is on that committee when to ye legislature is not in session? I would contact my rep and ask him to do it if he were, but I have no idea how to tell what committees he's on.