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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…
April 2026 Newsletter
Northwest Transmission Summit Join us May 7-8 in Boise, Idaho to discuss how we can reinforce and expand ourtransmission system to meet our region’s needs and build toward our prosperousfuture.…
February 2026 Newsletter
SAVE THE DATE: Northwest Transmission Summit Join us May 7 & 8 in Boise, Idaho to discuss how we can reinforce and expand our transmission system to meet our region’s…
November 2025 Newsletter
In the latest edition of The Energy Activist, we cover: and more! Read it here: https://conta.cc/3X4XOKC
Reflections on the Data Center Workgroup: A Decent Start, But More Needed
by Zachariah Baker, Regional and State Policy Director The Governor’s Data Center Workgroup wrapped up its work in early November, with the final report expected by December 1. As a…
October 2025 Newsletter
Our October newsletter is here! The newest issue of The Energy Activist includes: Read it here.
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…
August 2025 Newsletter
Our August newsletter is here! The latest edition of The Energy Activist includes: Read it here.
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…