Balance Engineering LLC
2910 Floral Boulevard , Butte, Montana, United States

David Ryan is the Owner of Balance Engineering. Dave is a registered Professional Engineer in Montana. He is a Registered Technical Service Provider with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana. He is also a Certified Building Operator with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council.  “As an independent contractor, I work with various clients, including industrial, commercial and agricultural clients. My history includes working as a maintenance engineer and maintenance supervisor in large surface coal mines. In 1991, I went to work for the Montana Power Company, which then became NorthWestern Energy, I implemented and helped design programs to promote energy conservation and renewable energy. in 2005, I went to work at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and also started contracting engineering, as David Ryan PE. I became full time self employed in 2013. Along with developing many conservation and distributed energy projects, I also do pre-development work on large scale wind projects, including meteorological tower installation and maintenance.  I received the North West Energy Coalition’s Conservation Eagle award in 2000, and the Alternative Energy Resources Organization’s Sustainable Energy award in 2010. I am a founding member of the Montana Renewable Energy Association. I live in Butte, Montana.”

Energy Management

The cornerstone of energy management is an Energy Audit. Click on that link for basic information about what an energy audit is, how it is conducted, and the benefit of having an audit done on your facility.

Wind

David Ryan has been involved with large scale wind development for over twenty years. Dave was involved with wind development as an Engineer at the Montana Power Company, NorthWestern Energy, Windpark Solutions America, David Ryan PE and now with Balance Engineering LLC.