Montana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

This fact sheet outlines how energy efficiency policies can reduce waste, lower pollution, and provide economic benefits for Montana, specifically aiding in compliance with federal air regulations.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies—including an annual energy savings target of 1.5%, national model building codes, and 40 MWs of new combined heat and power—could allow Montana to avoid over 1.4 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and save more than 3.3 million MWh of electricity by 2030.
• Energy efficiency policies are projected to save the people of Montana $84 million by 2030 and reduce air pollution by 15,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 15,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by the same year.
• The adoption of popular energy efficiency policies can assist Montana in meeting over 19% of its carbon pollution reduction goal as established under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). Montana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MT.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Montana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendmontanas, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Montana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_MT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }