NWEC condemns BPA divestiture proposal

Trump Budget calls for sale of BPA transmission assets Seattle, Wa. —  According to a report published by E&E News, the Trump administration’s expanded budget request, due to be released today, will call for extensive budget cuts for the U.S. EPA, the Interior Department, and the Energy Department.  Prominent among those cuts is a proposal…

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A region finding its way to a clean energy future

Dispatch from the NW Energy Coalition Spring 2017 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference At a time when the federal government seems poised to reverse policies designed to reduce pollution, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and encourage renewable energy, the responsibility for achieving those goals is falling to states, regions, cities, and towns.  The Spring 2017 Clean & Affordable…

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New loan options for home solar in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana

The NW Energy Coalition is partnering with Generations Credit Union and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union to expand solar financing in the Northwest. Oregon, Idaho, and Montana  homeowners who are seeking loans to  install solar or to make their homes  more energy efficient can do so  through Generations Credit Union   and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit  Union by…

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Spring 2017 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference — Boise!

Join the NW Energy Coalition on May 5th, 2017 for our Spring 2017 NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference, the region’s premier clean energy conference! Today’s most important energy topics will be addressed, including the role of federal and local governments in the energy sector, the possibilities for clean portfolio development by utilities, the debate…

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Clean up the grid and electrify everything

Amid uncertainty about what recent election results will mean for environmental policy and the fate of the planet, a remarkable clarity pervaded the NW Energy Coalition Clean & Affordable Energy conference this past Thursday in Portland. David Roberts, Vox energy and climate columnist and the conference’s keynote speaker, opened the day by reminding an audience of more than two-hundred that, regardless of coming battles and possible changes in energy and environmental policy both in Washington DC and in the Northwest, there remains a simple imperative. If we are to avoid doing catastrophic damage to the planet and to ourselves, “we must clean up the grid and electrify everything.”

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Pay for Performance Energy Efficiency Workshop 10/24

Learn about new tools that maximize energy efficiency acquisition in the built environment. Join a team of experts to explore the latest learning from Pay for Performance pilot programs in Seattle and Portland. See how next-fen Measurement and Verification holds the promise of greater accuracy, reliability and savings.

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4 Under Forty – submit your nominations today!

These honors recognize clean energy leaders under the age of 40 who model the passion and expertise we need to achieve a clean and affordable energy future. We will be celebrating the honorees at our 35th Anniversary Awards Gala on November 17 in Portland, Ore. Submissions for 2016 are due by September 30, 2016.

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