improve health.
reduce pollution.
save energy.
Electrify Missoula.
NEWS & EVENTS
Stay tuned for upcoming events hosted by Climate Smart Missoula and save the date for Climate Solutions Week, when we'll have lots of building-specific events: Sept 26 - Oct 4!
Federal Actions End Tax Credits
While Congress cut most tax incentives for electrification and clean-energy efforts in 2025, we know we MUST continue to electrify our buildings, for our health and the health of the planet. A few tax credits survived the cuts, primarily for geothermal and business systems. We'll have an overview of still-available tax credits soon. For now, take a deep dive into all tax code updates here.
Missoula's initiative to transition to a healthier, clean energy future.
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The problem.
In Missoula, many buildings rely on natural gas - which is comprised primarily of methane - for heating & cooling, cooking, laundry and more. In the first 20 years after it's released, methane traps significantly more heat than CO2, and, as a result, our building sector is a major contributor to climate change. Combined methane gas emissions (residential, commercial and industrial) account for 23% of our community's emissions. (Learn more about the climate connection.)
Burning methane gas in your home can also pose a threat to your household's health and safety. Gas-powered systems contribute to unhealthy indoor and outdoor air quality and rely on fallible gas-line infrastructure. Studies have found that children and other vulnerable populations living in homes with gas stoves have significantly higher rates of asthma and other health issues. Plus, gas is highly combustible when mixed with air, which makes residential gas leaks extremely dangerous. (Read more about the health connection.)
Let's be honest, methane gas is a pollutant and there are several reasons to prioritize switching to electric!
Let's be honest, methane gas is a pollutant and there are several reasons to prioritize switching to electric!
Why electrify?
Improve: Health & Comfort
Replacing gas appliances with electric one creates safer, healthier indoor air by decreasing pollution. Plus, electrified appliances like heat pumps can both heat and cool, offering improved comfort!
Save: Energy
High-efficiency electric appliances can offer energy savings over traditional gas appliances, even in cold climates.
Reduce: Emissions
Electrifying your building reduces climate-heating pollution, regardless of electricity source (aka, even in Montana). Efficient technology uses less energy overall.
Replacing gas appliances with electric one creates safer, healthier indoor air by decreasing pollution. Plus, electrified appliances like heat pumps can both heat and cool, offering improved comfort!
Save: Energy
High-efficiency electric appliances can offer energy savings over traditional gas appliances, even in cold climates.
Reduce: Emissions
Electrifying your building reduces climate-heating pollution, regardless of electricity source (aka, even in Montana). Efficient technology uses less energy overall.
A just transition.
The transition to clean energy is inevitable. A just and equitable transition is not.
Equitable Electrification means actively engaging communities that have been marginalized and historically left out of economic and community development conversations and opportunities. It means ensuring that the financial, health, and social costs of the energy transition aren't simply passed along to our most vulnerable community members. We don't have all the answers, but we are working to make this transition a democratic one and to make going electric affordable for all Missoulians.
Equitable Electrification means actively engaging communities that have been marginalized and historically left out of economic and community development conversations and opportunities. It means ensuring that the financial, health, and social costs of the energy transition aren't simply passed along to our most vulnerable community members. We don't have all the answers, but we are working to make this transition a democratic one and to make going electric affordable for all Missoulians.
Get a Yard Sign!
Become a visible champion of electrification and inspire others by displaying a sign in your yard, window or balcony! Email us to pick one up.
Electrify Missoula is a collaborative effort of Climate Smart Missoula, Missoula County, and the City of Missoula. As communities and states across the country take steps to decarbonize buildings and shift away from fossil fuel use, it’s critical that we accelerate the transition to all-electric appliances and heating systems. And let's power the system with clean, renewable electricity!
