Montana Businesses Profitting From Solar Panels
The Billings Gazette reports that the thirteen solar panels installed on the roof of Red Lodge’s Cafe Regis are effectively reducing the number of kilowatt-hours of electricity the restaurant needs to purchase from NorthWestern Energy.
The cafe’s solar panels are part of a renewable energy trend the small town. The Red Lodge Volunteer Fire Department began generating solar power last summer, and Red Lodge Ales has plans to heat its brewery and make hot water with a solar array beginning next year.


