Generate Your Own Clean, Renewable Energy
After retrofitting to seal up energy leaks, the next best way to save money on electricity bills is to generate your own clean, renewable energy. A number of rebates and incentives are available to help you install renewable energy systems, including solar water heaters, solar panels, small-scale wind, and geothermal systems.
- NorthWestern Energy renewable energy program
- Black Hills Power geothermal system rebate
- Flathead Electric geothermal system rebate
- Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative geothermal system rebate
- Statewide alternative energy loan program
- Statewide tax incentives for renewable energy
- Federal tax credits for renewable energy generation, including solar PV and small-scale wind
Once you’re generating clean energy at home, you can sign up for net metering, a service through which utilities compensate customers for energy they generate but do not use. Contact your utility company to sign up.