Legislative Advocacy
Energy Activist – Special Edition, Spring 2009
Efficiency Works!
Everyone benefits when utility incentives motivate real-world upgrades
Keynote Address from Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oergon gives the keynote address at the 2008 NW Energy Coalition Fall Conference in Portland, OR on December 5.
Keynote Address from Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oergon gives the keynote address at the 2008 NW Energy Coalition Fall Conference in Portland, OR on December 5.
The Transformer – August 6, 2008
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are a step beyond traditional hybrid vehicles. Much of their fuel comes directly from the electric grid, and thus their extensive employment has significant implications for the electric power system.
This issue of The Transformer considers those implications…
Energy Activist – Summer 2008
FIN and friends sound salmon alarm coast-to-coast
In a 20-state, 3-month migration, the giant fish named FIN crossed the country to tell Americans about the plight of Columbia and Snake river salmon and of fishing communities up and down the West Coast.
Energy Activist – Summer 2008
Winning the War on Coal
Coal is on the ropes, but its backers aren’t about to throw in the towel.
The Transformer – June 11, 2008
Vol. 5, No. 3 When big money talks, it pays to listen: Financiers cast critical eye on coal plant proposals Background This February, a press release from four of the country’s largest financial institutions caught utilities’ attention. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Chase and Bank of America announced they had endorsed a set of carbon principles to…
NW Energy Coalition Resolution on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Principles – March 20, 2008
FINAL RESOLUTION NW Energy Coalition Resolution on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Principles October 2007, Section G approved by Executive Board March 20, 2008 Whereas there is scientific consensus that the planet is heating due to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere, and Whereas the overwhelming portion of the increase…
The Transformer – February 25, 2008
Points and counterpoints on decoupling Transformer Background Our Nov. 28 Transformer on decoupling, a strategy for overcoming potential revenue losses for utilities that invest in energy efficiency, elicited a flurry of electronic responses. Several writers were complimentary; others sought clarifications of insider terminology (we’ll keep working on that!) or additional information, which we supplied them…
The Transformer – February 6, 2008
Size matters ‘Mega’ wind farms could make new transmission practical Background The number and size of new and projected Northwest wind farms have exploded, matching the worldwide annual growth rate of 37-percent for the past seven years. Wind, however, continues to provide just a small fraction of the region’s power. To really combat global warming…
Bright Future in the news
Bright Future news items from around the Northwest
The Transformer – November 28, 2007
Volume 4, Number 8 Decoupling 101: Breaking the link between energy sales and utility revenue Background Who doesn’t love conservation? We all know that more efficient energy use is the cheapest and cleanest resource going. The recognition that “the cheapest kilowatt is the one we don’t use” hardly qualifies as a “Eureka!” moment any more.…