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Intro to new Washington Buildings Performance Standards
Implementing the Clean Buildings for Washington Act The 2019 session of the Washington State Legislature enacted House Bill 1257, the Clean Buildings for Washington …Read More »
NWEC NEWS
Wind power, good for Montana’s economy and Washington’s energy system
State representative, Denise Hayman, encourages Washington investor-owned utilities to replace power from Colstrip with Montana wind Observing that two major Washington utilities — Puget Sound Energy and Avista — are …Read more >>PGE’s Smart Grid Test Bed pioneers customer-side resources
Achieving a low-carbon or no-carbon energy system isn’t just a matter of switching our sources of electricity from coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants to wind and solar power. It’s …Read more >>NW solar industry lags in workforce diversity
New report suggests how employers, governments, and labor can collaborate to match employer needs with qualified candidates of color A new Solar Foundation report that was supported by the NW …Read more >>Jessie Dye receives Doug Still Community Organizing Award
A note from executive Director, Nancy Hirsh, about Doug Still Memorial Community Organizing Award winner, Jessie Dye of Earth Ministry: The Doug Still Memorial Community Organizing Award honors individuals and …Read more >>Colstrip Units 1 & 2 to retire at year end
This morning, Talen Montana, the operator and co-owner with Puget Sound Energy of Colstrip units 1 and 2, announced that the units will be retired at year-end. The retirement will …Read more >>Spring 2019 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference Digest
A tailwind in the Northwest behind clean and affordable energy On May 3, the NW Energy Coalition hosted its Spring 2019 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Boise. Conference guests …Read more >>
Events
ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry — August 12-15, Portland
“Inspiring Action for a Sustainable Future.” The theme wraps around the cycle of empowering people, establishing policy, enhancing processes, enabling action all towards inspiring a sustainable industrial future. While the cycle …Read More »GridForward 2019 — October 7-9, Seattle
Accelerate grid modernization at GridFWD 2019. Join 90+ senior leaders from utilities, solution providers, regulatory agencies, governments and advocates. Learn about modernization best practices, emerging markets & models, and building …Read More »Upcoming FORTH networking events —
FORTH, the advocacy organization for transportation electrification, has a series of Northwest events coming up this fall. October 16, Seattle — Revolutionizing The Electric Car Buying Process, 4-6pm Explore strategies to …Read More »2019 Washington State Solar Summit — October 18 in Bellevue, Washington
The Washington State Solar Summit is an important annual information gathering and networking event for industry stakeholders including manufacturers, installers, utilities, municipalities, legislators/policymakers, educators students, tribal members, advocacy organizations/nonprofits, distributors, …Read More »CUB Policy Conference — November 8 in Portland
Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems What is a utility to do? Disparate stakeholders want today’s utilities to accomplish many things: phase out coal, become 100 percent clean, give customers …Read More »Energy Leadership Summit — November 19, Seattle
Washington State Conference Center at the Convention Center — Seattle, WA The Energy Leadership Summit is the region’s must-attend clean energy event. Presented jointly by the CleanTech Alliance and the …Read More »
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Join the NW Energy Coalition for the region’s top clean energy conference on December 2, 2019 in Seattle! This fall’s conference will feature keynote speaker Alison Silverstein of the North American SynchroPhasor Initiative speaking about emerging technologies…