Facing fast-approaching capacity deficits, Idaho Power is getting ready to go shopping for new resources that can come on line no later than 2025. Read More
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Commercial demand in Seattle is forecast to be the biggest source of energy savings in the next two decades, according to Seattle City Light's 2022 Conservation Potential Assessment, which the City Council approved Dec. 6 [Res 32030]. Read More
Drafts of a cleanup plan and remediation study needed to acquire contaminated land have been filed with the Washington Department of Ecology by the developers of the proposed 1,200 MW Goldendale pumped-storage project. Read More
Researchers found evidence of gas bubble trauma (GBT) in resident fish at federal dams in the Snake and Columbia rivers during spring spill this year, but not enough to trigger operational changes, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist told the Columbia River Technical Management Team on Dec. 1. Read More
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit asking the court to order Seattle City Light to install fish passage at Gorge Dam. Read More
Five energy and climate bills have been prefiled as of Dec. 9 for the Washington Legislature's 60-day regular session, which convenes Jan. 10. Read More
Avista on Dec. 3 asked the Idaho PUC for a $3.3 million, 8.1 percent increase of its natural gas revenues effective Feb. 1, 2022, to cover wholesale natural gas costs that have increased more than expected. Read More
NW Natural Holdings' water subsidiary NW Natural Water is set to nearly double its customer base with the purchase of Far West Water and Sewer's utilities, which is expected to close in the second half of 2022. Read More
Forth Mobility received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to design an electric vehicle car-sharing program for affordable housing residents. Read More
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality awarded four grants totaling $1 million to add 14 electric vehicle fast chargers along major highways across the state, tripling the number of fast chargers currently in the state, according to a Dec. 6 announcement by the department. Read More
CleanTech Alliance recently presented its four annual Energy Leadership Achievement Awards recognizing contributions to the fields of energy policy, innovation and business. Read More
John Harrison, information officer for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, is the author of a new History Press book titled "The Columbia River," a part of the Images of America series. The book features 200 photos from historical archives, government agencies and personal collecti… Read More
When policymakers discuss the transition to clean energy, it would be wise of them to think about the Boardman to Hemingway project and the 15 years it's taken just to get to this point. Read More
Price volatility continued across the region amid ongoing and new outages and cooler-than-normal temperatures. Read More
Elliot Mainzer, president and CEO of the California ISO, joined Crystal Ball of Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee, Matt Schroettnig of Eugene Water and Electric Board and Paul Dockery of Clatskanie PUD for the second installation of our "Electric Market Enthusiasm" series. Read more
Luminaire-level lighting control (LLLC) systems can cut energy use by as much as 75 percent compared to traditional lighting systems for buildings. But despite that headline, lighting installers and designers aren't sure about the benefits for customers, according to a report from the Northw… Read More
Redwood Coast Energy Authority in Humboldt County, Calif., is exploring adding small hydroelectric power to its portfolio. Read More
Columbia Riverkeeper resurrected a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that was settled more than seven years ago, noting that the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits that the Corps agreed to apply for still have not been issued for the four lower Columbia Ri… Read More
High spill at lower Snake River dams has dramatically cut the percentages of juvenile fish transported from the dams to the estuary as an alternative to migrating through the hydro system. However, the larger issue of lower fish returns, and models showing the added spill will increase their… Read More
More than half of voters in Washington, Oregon and California say they support a mandate that all new cars sold in their state must be electric by 2030, according to new polling data from Climate Nexus Polling, Yale University and George Mason University. Read More
President Joe Biden on Dec. 8 mandated 100-percent "carbon pollution-free electricity" for federal facilities by 2030 in an executive order aimed at putting all federal operations on track to hitting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy moved to tigh… Read More