Oct 14, 2025 Webinar | Oct. 14, 4:30 pm At a time when lawmakers are pushing for a return to fossil fuels, the clean energy transition is making more progress than you might think. Energy experts know the future of clean, affordable, and reliable energy is built on improved transmission and large, coordinated energy markets. Several important 2025 victories pave the way for this future, which will improve energy reliability and affordability in Montana and all across the West. Join this webinar with MEIC Energy Transition Engineer Nick Fitzmaurice, The Nature Conservancy’s recently retired Senior Advisor and Renewable Energy Strategy Co-Lead Nels Johnson, and NWEnergy Coalition Senior Policy Associate Ben Otto as they discuss how transmission is essential to achieving clean energy goals while minimizing environmental impacts, the state of Montana’s transmission infrastructure, recent legislative wins, energy market developments, and how these victories lay the groundwork for a cleaner energy system in the West. Add to Google Calendar | Add to Outlook Calendar Call info: Time: Oct 14, 2025 04:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88269339422?pwd=iWMxS8CA2l4h6vOSij9303lwPct2zi.1 Meeting ID: 882 6933 9422 Passcode: 805544 Oct 16, 2025 How will data centers impact water resources, energy bills, and budgets for firefighting and public safety? How has the Greeley Stakeholders Group collaboration with Montana Resources used public engagement to create change? Join this panel discussion on October 16, which will explore changing state and federal energy policy and NorthWestern Energy proposals that could raise electricity bills. The panelists will also dive deeper into data center development in Montana, especially in Butte, and how public engagement can protect Butte. Thursday, October 16, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Panelists: Moderator: Oct 2025
Webinar: The Essential Climate Fix You Haven’t Heard About: Transmission & Markets
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMButte Community Conversation: Proposed Data Centers:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
at the Montana Tech Copper Lounge in the Student Union Building (1300 W. Park Street)
Anne Hedges, MEIC
Sarah Borduin, Butte Citizen Organizer
Steve McGrath, Mine Dust Steering Committee, Member of Greeley Group
Erik Nylund, Mad About Montana Podcast
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