 In one conservative state, the plan is largely about schools. Here's Ellis Julin with Montana Public Radio. The high school in Big Sandy, Montana, was built in the 1930s and is in desperate need of upgrades to make it energy efficient, including a new boiler. It's so bad that we actually have to turn our heat off to try to regulate the heat as opposed to simply turning the thermostat down. This is Superintendent Dan Schrock.