State office promotes building power lines in Montana

The Schweitzer administration has some new foot soldiers in its push to develop energy in Montana, in a new office promoting power lines and other energy infrastructure.

With little fanfare, the administration put $330,000 into the state budget bill this spring to create the Energy Infrastructure Promotion and Development Division http://commerce.mt.gov/doc/Includes/EnergyOffice.pdf .

The division opened its doors late this summer, with three employees and a half-time administrator.

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