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rion Thornton walks the walk. He grew up 35 miles outside Ka-
lispell in a home which was (and still is) completely "off the grid."
Hauling water, harvesting wood and wild game, and producing solar electricity were
all part of his childhood experience, creating values he still holds today. His home in Boze-
man is one of net-zero energy consumption, powered by solar electricity, solar hot water, and
wood heat. "is is something I believe in and have a passion for," says Orion, "I don't know
how I could sell and build solar electric systems without living with the technology myself.
I think I'm my own best testimonial to the promise of solar energy."
POwering
mOntana
with a
star
OnSite
Energy's team:
(left to right) Conor Darby
(owner/partner), Orion Thornton
(owner/partner), Luke rice
(installation manager),
Sara Biddle (grant writer/
project development)
S p O N S O r e D F e A T U r e
The team stands among the largest
solar array in downtown Bozeman.
