Idaho Power has asked Idaho regulators to increase its revenue requirement by nearly $31 million to help cover its early exit from the coal-fired Jim Bridger power plant. Read MoreIdaho Power Wants $31M Idaho Rate Bump for Early Jim Bridger Exit
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The Northwest Power and Conservation Council has again delayed the release of the latest regional power plan, this time to early 2022. Read More2021 Power Plan's Release Pushed Back to 2022
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association defended its court standing and filed a new cross-claim challenging the federal defendants' failure to consider a reasonable range of alternatives in American Rivers et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al. [01-640] (the case is also … Read MoreColumbia-Snake River Irrigators Group Defends Standing, Files New Cross-Claim Against Feds
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has recommended reducing impacts of fishing to southern resident killer whales by limiting nontribal commercial and recreational fishing at certain locations off the West Coast in years when Chinook salmon abundance north of Cape Falcon, Ore., falls bel… Read MoreNOAA Recommends Limiting West Coast Chinook Fishing to Help Orcas
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says early indications show wild steelhead appear to be rebounding this year after steadily decreasing runs since 2015. Read MoreIdaho Biologists Hopeful About Wild Steelhead Returns
Greg Mendonca will join the Okanogan County Electric Cooperative July 19 as general manager, the utility announced. Mendonca has over 15 years of electric utility industry experience in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently VP of power supply for PNGC Power, which he joined in 2006 as a rea… Read MoreBrief Mentions: News Roundup
Susan Ackerman has had a hand in shaping regional energy policy for nearly three decades and is one of the most respected voices in the region. She'll retire from her current role at Eugene Water and Electric Board in July. Clearing Up takes a look at her career, and tosses a few last questi… Read More'A True Energy Policy Expert' Calls It a Career
Leading energy experts from the Northwest and California will explore the 2021-2022 outlook for regional power markets and systems at the 5th Annual Pacific Northwest Wholesale Power Markets Conference June 17-18. This virtual event, co-presented by CJB Energy Economics and NewsData, is desi… Read MoreRegional Markets, Power Systems Near-Term Outlook Featured at June 17-18 Event
Waning heat and lower air-conditioning demand caused Western power prices to fall June 3-10. Read MoreWestern Power Prices Drop as Heat Exits
For your convenience, NewsData has compiled a list of the acronyms we utilize throughout the Clearing Up publication. Read moreWestern Energy Acronyms
In the latest Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the coal-fired Colstrip power plant's new lease on life and more. Read moreEnergy West: Jan. 26, 2023
Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole goes over the top 10 stories for the Northwest energy industry in 2022. Read moreTop 10 Energy Stories From the NW Energy Industry in 2022
An open solicitation to allocate transmission capacity on the TransWest Express Transmission Project began June 7, according to PA Consulting, which serves as the independent manager of the process. Read MoreTransWest Launches Open Solicitation for Western Transmission Capacity
It's been almost a year since the U.S. Department of State conducted its 10th round of negotiations—held virtually with Canada June 29 and 30, 2020—over the Columbia River Treaty. Read MoreStalled Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Get a Push
After incorporating feedback and solidifying an organizational structure for the Columbia Basin Collaborative, the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana are inviting tribes, federal agencies and stakeholder groups to select representatives and volunteer for work groups to carry out… Read MoreStates Invite Tribes, Feds, Others to Join Salmon Collaborative
Scientists have estimated that on a per-area basis, global greenhouse gas emissions due to dams are 29 percent higher than previously believed, largely from methane degassing that prior studies had not included. Read MoreNew Modeling Finds Reservoir Methane Emissions Higher Than Thought
Coal boosters in Montana's state Legislature failed again to pass a bailout for the beleaguered Colstrip coal-fired power plant during the biennial legislative session this year, which ended May 13. Read MoreMontana Clogs Colstrip Contract, Axes Renewables Mandates
A bipartisan group of 10 senators on June 10 announced agreement on a "compromise framework" for legislation to fund infrastructure and "energy technologies." The group did not spell out details, but one of the Republicans suggested the package would include funding for projects authorized i… Read MorePOTOMAC: Bipartisan Senate Group Hatches Infrastructure Deal