Great Falls Tribune: Wind at Spion Kop wind farm 'phenomenal'

Wind at NorthWestern Energy’s new 40-megawatt wind farm, called Spion Kop, is “phenomenal,” said John Hines, the regulated utility’s vice president of supply.

Officials with NorthWestern, turbine manufacturer General Electric, developer CompassEnergies and Judith Basin County gathered near a substation to celebrate the completion of the wind farm, which has been operating since December. It’s located 50 miles east of Great Falls.

Read the full article online at the Great Falls Tribune

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The Transformer – Washington regulators' rulings on Puget Sound Energy set national precedents

In June, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission issued a package of orders on three different Puget Sound Energy cases. The settlement and orders address PSE’s expedited rate filing, its proposed purchase of “coal transition power” from TransAlta Corp.’s coal plant in Centralia, Wash., and – perhaps most significantly – electric and gas decoupling to facilitate increased energy efficiency efforts by the utility.

This package of decisions ranks among the most important utility regulatory victories in decades for clean and affordable energy. The new edition of The Transformer summarizes the rulings and outlines the decoupling mechanism, the expedited rate filing and the TransAlta power purchase agreement…

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Big wins for clean energy in PSE case

A combination of rulings that some are calling the most important utility regulatory decision in decades paves the way for Puget Sound Energy to boost energy efficiency savings, make low-income families’ homes more livable and facilitate a fair and orderly end to coal-fired power production in WA state…

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Doug Still Memorial Community Organizing Award created

For the first time, the Coalition has created an award to recognize those who empower others to stand up for clean and affordable energy.

The aptly named Doug Still Memorial Community Organizing Award will honor individuals or organizations for their commitment to directly engaging citizens in taking action for a clean and affordable energy future…

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Coalition elects new chair and executive board

The Coalition’s Saturday board meeting featured a special thank-you for outgoing board chair Chuck Magraw of Montana and the election of his successor, Jeff Bissonnette, a long-time clean energy advocate and organizing director of the Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon…

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Welcome to our newest members!

The board added to the Coalition’s growing list of member groups by unanimously accepting four new membership applications. These new members bring additional expertise in energy efficiency, clean energy development and building sustainability to the Coalition.

Take a look at our newest members…

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Boise conference report

The NW Energy Coalition welcomed clean energy advocates from around the region to its jam-packed NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference May 30 – June 1 in Boise.

An impressive array of energy experts addressed today’s critical challenges and opportunities for advancing clean energy…

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The Olympian: Olympia takes position against coal

The Olympia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass a resolution opposing the construction of coal export facilities in the Northwest.

The resolution states the council’s opinion, but exerts no control over the shipment of coal through the city or the construction of coal terminals, which in this state are proposed for Longview and near Bellingham.

Read more here online at: The Olympian.com

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Portland Tribune: Oregon hits 2010 emissions target

Three years after the fact, Oregon can now boast that the state reached its first official milestone for stemming climate change — halting the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 and starting to reduce those emissions.

But the state is nowhere near where it needs to be to hit its second milestone — ratcheting back greenhouse gas emissions to 10 percent below 1990 baseline levels by 2020…

Read the full article at The Portland Tribune.

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Headwaters Award presented to Scott Jenkins at Safeco event

It was a pleasure to have you with us as we presented the Headwaters Award to Scott Jenkins for being the force behind the incredible increase in energy efficiency and dramatic reduction in waste at Safeco Field.

We all soaked in the sun at the game, enjoyed good food and great conversation, and felt the wonderful support for clean and affordable energy…

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