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Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meets in Seattle to Discuss Approval of Draft Ninth Northwest Regional Power Plan
Energy and conservation groups urge the Council to prioritize clean energy resources, affordability and reliability for the region On Tuesday, August 11, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets in…
NWEC Celebrates the Launch of the Extended Day-Ahead Market
May 1 marks a momentous day for affordable, reliable, and clean energy in the Northwest and beyond. All of us rely upon a regional, even West-wide, electric grid to power…
Energy Advocates Retreat
In September, we held our first-ever Energy Advocates retreat in Portland, in partnership with GEI, Citizens Utility Board, Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association, Multnomah County, Verde, Clackamas Community College,…
Press Release: California amends law to join its neighbors in a large Western-based energy market
The new structure for oversight of the market addresses the Bonneville Power Administration’s primary concern when it chose to join a smaller energy market Sept. 12, 2025 NW Energy Coalition…
Op-ed: BPA needs to think about costs, customers
In Montana and across the Northwest, energy demand is climbing. Add to that increasingly severe weather events, and you have a recipe for high costs and insufficient energy and transmission…
Forth Roadmap Conference
October 14 – 16, 2025 | Detroit, MIThe Forth Roadmap Conference is the nation’s premier gathering of transportation electrification leaders, bringing together policymakers, utilities, automakers, charging providers, fleet managers, and more to…
NWEC Statement on BPA’s Day-Ahead Market Policy Final Decision
NWEC is disappointed that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is choosing to join Markets+, a project developed by the Arkansas based Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and with a more limited…
Statement: BPA draft decision on Western power market could bring higher costs for Northwest energy consumers
NW Energy Coalition March 6, 2025 Contact: Jill Wasberg, 206-790-8151, jill@nwenergy.org Fred Heutte, 503-757-6222, fred@nwenergy.org Bonneville Power Administration’s own analysis and many other studies commissioned by regional utilities and public interest groups show…
Feb. 2025 Newsletter – Save the date for our spring conference, updates from NW Energy Coalition
Spring 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference: Missoula, May 7 Join the NW Energy Coalition this spring in Missoula for our Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! We’ll have three panel…
Pathways Initiative and EDAM Update: California Legislation Introduced
NW Energy Coalition2/21/2025Contact: Jill Wasberg, 206-790-8151, jill@nwenergy.orgBen Otto, 208-724-1585, ben@nwenergy.org Day-Ahead Energy Market related legislation was introduced in California on February 20, 2025. The California unions for utility and electrical…