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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 …Read More »
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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 »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 »
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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…