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Two Pacific Northwest tribes on Oct. 14 called for removal of three hydroelectric dams on the lower Columbia River to boost salmon populations and help feed struggling orcas.
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- Tribes Call for Removal of Lower Columbia Dams
- Washington Lawmakers Say Transportation Is Top Decarb Priority
- Customer Groups Take First Shots at Portland General Electric's 2019 IRP
- Idaho Power Files Settlement in On-Site Generation Case
- Report: Oregon Building Codes Yield Big EE Gains, But More Available
Most everybody has had their power go out before, but rarely do you know it's happening ahead of time, as was the case with Pacific Gas & Electric's recent public-safety power shut-offs. However, even with months of lead time, you don't fully believe it will happen until it does. Read More
An end to repairs at key infrastructure locations in the West means natural gas transmission flows have resumed, sending some prices lower, although some lines are not yet at full capacity. Read More
Upcoming Events
Electrification and Natural Gas Decarbonization: Opportunities and Challenges for the Pacific Northwest Electric Utility Industry Read more
The Friday, Nov. 8, event in downtown Portland is designed to educate energy and utility policy analysts, attorneys, advocates, regulators, utility staff and others working in and around the energy industry. Read more
Intervenors mostly praised Portland General Electric's 2019 integrated resource plan, but questioned some of the plan's methodology, along with timing of the action plan and how the utility expects to fill its capacity deficits, according to comments filed with the Oregon PUC. Read More
Oregon's codes for commercial buildings have produced significant energy-efficiency gains in recent years, and more progress can be made, according to a detailed study commissioned by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Read More
After months of negotiations, Idaho Power has reached a proposed settlement with Idaho PUC staff and most intervenors in setting rates for residential and small general service customers with on-site generation. Seven of 12 intervenors in the case signed the proposed agreement, which was sub… Read More
Two Pacific Northwest tribes on Oct. 14 called for removal of three hydroelectric dams on the lower Columbia River to boost salmon populations and help feed struggling orcas. Read More
Washington enacted a monumental clean energy bill this year, but it is not time to celebrate, state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Seattle) said at a recent energy conference in Seattle. Read More
President Donald Trump on Oct. 18 indicated via Twitter that he would nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to succeed Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who on Oct. 17 said he will resign at an unspecified date later this year, bringing to an end a tenure shadowed in the last few weeks by hi… Read More