---
title: "Silverthorn Renewables: Montana lobbying record"
description: "Silverthorn Renewables, a lobbying principal in Montana: registrations, authorizations and L-5 reports."
type: "lobbying"
name: "Silverthorn Renewables"
slug: "lobbying/silverthorn-renewables-e818897"
roles:
  - "principal"
session: "2025-2026"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818897"
data_through: "2026-10-02"
generated_at: "2026-10-02"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Silverthorn Renewables: Montana lobbying record

In the 2025-2026 session, Silverthorn Renewables was registered as a lobbying principal, authorized 2 lobbyists, and filed 4 L-5 reports reporting $15,000.00 in total, as the state totals each report. Data through 2026-10-02.

A principal is a person or organization that pays someone to lobby the Montana Legislature. Principals register with the Commissioner of Political Practices and file the L-5 Lobbying Financial Report, which lists what they paid their lobbyists and what they spent to support lobbying.

Silverthorn Renewables's lobbying record on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/lobbying/818897

## Silverthorn Renewables, principal, session 2025-2026: lobbyists authorized, data through 2026-10-02

- [Adrienna Hines](/lobbying/adrienna-hines-e816520/), authorized 2025-02-20
- [Jess Peterson](/lobbying/jess-peterson-e818893/), authorized 2025-02-18

## Silverthorn Renewables, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02

| Subject | Position declared | Bills named |
|---|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables, principal, session 2025-2026: subjects and declared positions, rows 1 to 11 of 11, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |
| SB 160 Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction | Oppose | [SB 160](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-160/) |
| HB 389 Provide setbacks for wind turbine generators | Oppose | [HB 389](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-389/) |
| HB 939 Revise laws relating to wind turbine generators | Monitor | [HB 939](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-939/) |
| All matters in which the principal has an interest | Not recorded | None named |
| SB 505 Generally revise zoning laws to prohibit the construction of wind generation facilities | Monitor | [SB 505](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-505/) |
| SB 283 Generally revise laws relating to wind generation facilities | Monitor | [SB 283](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-283/) |
| HB 915 Revise taxation of certain wind generation facilities | Monitor | [HB 915](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-915/) |
| HB 326 Establish a tax on electrical energy not produced by coal to match coal severance tax rate | Monitor | [HB 326](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-326/) |
| HB 31 Revise wind and solar facility decommissioning | Monitor | [HB 31](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-31/) |
| SB 160 Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction | Oppose | [SB 160](/lobbying/bills/2025-sb-160/) |
| HB 389 Provide setbacks for wind turbine generators | Oppose | [HB 389](/lobbying/bills/2025-hb-389/) |

Subjects are what the principal registered as its interests, with the position it declared. They do not say how any vote went.

## Silverthorn Renewables: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02

| Report | Session | Received | Total for report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables: L-5 reports filed, every session, rows 1 to 4 of 4, data through 2026-10-02 |  |  |  |
| Non Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-17 | $0.00 |
| Session Year End | 2025-2026 | 2026-02-17 | $0.00 |
| Post Session | 2025-2026 | 2025-05-14 | $12,000.00 |
| Initial Report | 2025-2026 | 2025-02-15 | $3,000.00 |

The L-5 Lobbying Financial Report is filed by the principal. It reports payments to lobbyists and the costs of supporting lobbying on nine lines, and itemizes entertainment by who was paid and whom it was for.

### Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Non Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | Not filed |
| 2. Other Pay | Not filed |
| 3. Travel | Not filed |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | Not filed |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | Not filed |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | Not filed |
| 7. Postage | Not filed |
| 8. Printing | Not filed |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | Not filed |
| Total for report | $0.00 |

### Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Session Year End received 2026-02-17: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | Not filed |
| 2. Other Pay | Not filed |
| 3. Travel | Not filed |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | Not filed |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | Not filed |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | Not filed |
| 7. Postage | Not filed |
| 8. Printing | Not filed |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | Not filed |
| Total for report | $0.00 |

### Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Post Session received 2025-05-14: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $12,000.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $12,000.00 |

### Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02

| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Silverthorn Renewables, L-5 Initial Report received 2025-02-15: payments and expenditures, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-02 |  |
| 1. Total Lobbyist Pay | $3,000.00 |
| 2. Other Pay | $0.00 |
| 3. Travel | $0.00 |
| 4. Advertising (including production costs) | $0.00 |
| 5. Entertainment (including all foods and refreshments) | $0.00 |
| 6. Communication (including telephone, fax, e-mail) | $0.00 |
| 7. Postage | $0.00 |
| 8. Printing | $0.00 |
| 9. Other Office Expenses | $0.00 |
| Total for report | $3,000.00 |

## What this record does not say about Silverthorn Renewables, data through 2026-10-02

It does not say how any legislator voted or whether any bill passed. A declared subject position is the principal's own statement of interest. L-5 totals are the nine lines the principal reported, as the state totals each report.