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Missoula mayor outlines municipal energy upgrades, community solar push and zoning changes
Summary
Mayor Andrea Davis told attendees at the Northwest Energy Coalition conference that Missoula has completed municipal energy audits, launched dozens of efficiency projects, installed a solar array at the wastewater plant and is working on a community solar program and zoning reforms to support electrification and smaller, energy-efficient housing.
Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis outlined a series of city actions and planned programs to expand clean energy, reduce municipal emissions and align land-use rules to support energy-efficient housing at the Northwest Energy Coalition’s spring conference in Missoula.
Davis said the city “completed an energy audit of our municipal buildings and we have launched 58 energy saving projects across 13 facilities,” and that the city has installed a solar array at its wastewater treatment plant to “reduce emissions and saving tax payer dollars.”
The mayor framed the work as part of a broader city commitment to emissions reductions and community resilience. “We pledged to power Missoula with 100% clean electricity by 02/1930,” Davis said. She also described a pledge for city operations to be carbon neutral “by 02/2025” and a community-wide carbon neutrality planning goal she said was aimed at “02/1950.”
Why this matters: the measures Davis described — municipal upgrades, a new green power…
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