Solar Power
NorthWestern
Energy Teams Up with Missoula Non-Profit
to Install Largest Solar Electric System in Montana
MISSOULA, MT — Downtown Missoula’s newest
affordable rental housing opened its doors in
February. The Gold Dust Apartments, developed by
Missoula-based nonprofit homeWORD, offers 18 units at
affordable prices in a centrally located area within
walking distance of downtown attractions and public
transit.
The Missoula-based architectural firm, MacArthur, Means & Wells, which specializes in sustainable planning and
alternative building techniques, designed the Gold
Dust Apartments. Along with the sixteen-kilowatt solar
electric system which will produce more than one third
of the electric energy supply for the building, the
Gold Dust offers 23 energy-efficient and sustainable
features. The solar electric system was designed and
installed by Solar
Plexus of Missoula.
The apartment complex features such energy-efficiency and sustainable features
such as in-slab radiant
concrete floors, high efficiency fluorescent lighting,
Energy Star clothes washers and gas-fired clothes
dryers, water conserving plumbing fixtures, wheatboard
cabinets and recycled materials throughout the
property.
The Gold Dust received support from NorthWestern
Energy in the form of a grant from the Universal
System Benefits Fund for energy upgrades, including the
solar electric system, energy efficient lighting, and
energy efficient washers and dryers.
For more information on the Gold Dust Apartments,
contact Ren Essene: 406-543-3550.
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