Northwest Power Planning
Council's Power Planning Director Wins Energy Efficiency Lifetime Achievement Award
This week the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) honored winners of its 2015 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards, including the Council’s Director of Power Planning Tom Eckman who won the Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Hundreds turn out for engrossing, inspirational Fall 2015 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference and Awards Gala
To say the NW Energy Coalition’s Dec. 3-4 fall conference and 2015 awards gala were big successes would be a gross understatement. More than 150 people jammed the Washington State Conference Center in Seattle on Thursday to hear from a variety of panelists.
The Northwest Power & Conservation Council reports: 'Northwest energy savings now second largest resource'
In 2014, Pacific Northwest utilities developed 262 average megawatts of new energy savings, enough to power 180,000 homes for a year, adding to the region’s impressive track record in achieving energy efficiency. Between 2010 through 2014, the cumulative savings of 1,500 average megawatts exceeded the target of 1,200 average megawatts set in the Council’s Sixth Power Plan.
Conference spotlight: Climate science and our changing hydrograph
Dr. Joe Casola of the UW’s Climate Impacts Group will provide the framing address for the NW Energy Coalition’s Clean & Affordable Energy Conference. He will prepare the audience for the policy panels that follow by providing the latest climate science, with a focus on the Northwest’s changing hydrograph and how these changes affect hydropower production and salmon survival.
Public Hearing 11/19 on Regional Power Plan
BOISE, Idaho – Should Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington build more power plants, or rely more on energy efficiency and renewables?
Issues like these will be addressed at a public hearing in Boise tomorrow night on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 7th Regional Power Plan.
7th Plan hearing in Seattle
Thursday (Nov. 19) the Northwest Power and Conservation Council will hold a public hearing on the draft plan at the Hilton Airport Conference Center, 17620 International Blvd, 5-7 p.m., one of eight hearings the Council is conducting around the Northwest. Click here for the Coalition’s short talking points developed to prepare advocates for the regional 7th…
Special interview of Energy 350 president Chris Smith caps Clean & Affordable Energy Conference agenda
Northwest Energy Efficiency Council executive director Stan Price will interview noted energy efficiency project innovator Chris Smith to cap an exciting day of speakers and panels at the NW Energy Coalition’s Clean & Affordable Energy Conference on Thursday, Dec. 3, in Seattle.
Congratulations to our 4 Under Forty honorees & Clean Energy Awards winners!
Join us Thursday night, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Conference Center in the Washington State Convention Center, and lift a glass to rising clean energy stars and longtime leaders! Don’t miss the opportunity to win two free tickets on Alaska Airlines OR a private Tesla test drive party for 8!
PRESS RELEASE: NWEC Conference and Gala next Thursday in Seattle
Climate change is affecting the hydrology of the Columbia Basin. The Dec. 3 NW Clean and Affordable Energy Conference in Seattle will consider the nature and extent of the changes, what they mean for power production and salmon survival, and the best policies for reducing the carbon emissions that cause them.
Earn MCLE credits at NWEC's Dec. 3 conference!
Attorneys practicing energy law in Washington state can earn MCLE credits by attending the NW Energy Coalition’s Clean & Affordable Energy Conference, Dec. 3 in Seattle! Lawyers will benefit from in-depth insights into the regulatory and legal frameworks of our regional power system, as well as existing legislation such as the Clean Air Act and upcoming policies such as the Clean Power Plan.
Clean Energy Canada releases plan for British Columbia
Clean Energy Canada retained Navius Research to model the job and economic implications of meeting British Columbia’s 2020 and 2050 climate targets. This report aims to inform public discussion during the development of B.C.’s new Climate Action Plan 2.0.
OpEd: A clean energy plan to benefit all Montanans
Affordable and reliable electricity are the backbone of a strong economy. They ensure that Montana families don’t have to choose between buying food and paying the electric bill. Electricity prices are also critical to the success of our state’s businesses and communities.