California's transportation sector represents its largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, but an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to change that while also creating opportunities for economic growth and manufacturing in the Golden State.
Solar development in Utah and Oregon may be poised for growth, based on early results of PacifiCorp's all-source request for proposals. Read More
Washington state's Salmon Recovery Funding Board has awarded $18 million in grants to organizations, agencies, counties, cities and tribes seeking to help recover 17 species of endangered salmon, steelhead and bull trout throughout the state. Read More
BPA has extended its northern pikeminnow reward program by 11 days and boosted the per-fish reward amounts for the rest of the 2020 season to encourage more participation. Read More
Chelan County PUD will conduct its second test of juvenile fish survival at Rock Island Dam next spring, as required under its habitat conservation plan approved by FERC. Read More
The Oregon Department of Energy on Sept. 22 released an interactive electric vehicle dashboard showing the total number and types of EVs that have been sold around the state. Read More
Developers of a proposed solar panel and photovoltaic cell manufacturing plant in Washington state are making bold promises about products to be made and jobs to be generated. Whether they can deliver on those promises will help shape the public's perception of the ability of clean and green… Read More
Western power prices ended the Sept. 17 to Sept. 24 trading period lower, as demand remained relatively static throughout the week. Read More
Join NWHA and NHA for a virtual workshop that focuses on a cross-section of topics relevant to the the hydropower industry in the Northwest. Topics this fall include national and regional hot topics, legislative updates, tools to communicate around hydropower and energy imbalance markets upd… Read more
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California's transportation sector represents its largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, but an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to change that while also creating opportunities for economic growth and manufacturing in the Golden State. Read More
The Montana PSC disregarded federal and state laws, as well as its own precedent, when it set QF contract terms that virtually ensured a proposed solar project was economically unfeasible, the Montana Supreme Court said in a Sept. 22 unanimous ruling. Read More
After several months of deliberations, investigation and discussion, Oregon PUC staff, the state's IOUs and customer advocacy groups have settled on a proposed plan to help customers suffering from effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
On Sept. 16, EPA announced more than $2 million in grants awarded to 14 different agencies, governments, organizations and tribes for projects to help reduce toxins in the Columbia River basin. Read More
Concerned about impacts to salmon and steelhead, some members of the Columbia River Technical Management Team are asking federal agencies not to expand the period of time when flows through lower Snake River projects can be shut down to store water for use when power demand is high. Read More
Northwest utilities are making headway in acquiring much-needed capacity, but the most significant deals haven't been made public yet, according to a speaker at the Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition Annual Meeting held virtually on Sept. 14 and 15. Read More
Outgoing California ISO CEO Steve Berberich employed a ship metaphor as he discussed handing over the helm of the organization to Elliot Mainzer, who has headed BPA for the past seven years. Mainzer in a matter of days will take over at CAISO's headquarters in Folsom. Read More
Federal climate policy could be in for a significant shift if the Senate acts in the next few weeks to confirm a conservative Supreme Court justice to succeed the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Meanwhile, the House passed a broad energy package aimed at boosting efficiency and renewable resources… Read More
