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Smart Planning Will Drive Replacing the Power from Lower Snake River Dams
The Coalition released a white paper addressing the replacement of energy services from the lower Snake River dams. The paper examines the power system planning that utilities do regularly in the context of the lower Snake River dams power replacement discussion. The power system plans for retirement of generating resources all the time and regularly issues…
Northwest Power and Conservation Council Approves 2021 Power Plan
The 2021 Power Plan was unanimously approved today by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The 2021 Power Plan will help determine how much clean energy and energy efficiency the Northwest will use by providing a blueprint for power system decisions throughout the region. It comes at a critical time, when the Northwest needs to replace…
Draft Power Plan Updates
This September, the Draft 2021 Northwest Power Plan was released. The 2021 Northwest Power Plan, once finalized, will help determine how much clean energy and energy efficiency the Northwest will use by providing a blueprint for power system decisions throughout the region. It comes at a critical time, when the Northwest needs to replace the energy and capacity services…
Seattle Climate Action on Building Standards and Transportation Electrification
Today, Seattle’s Mayor, Jenny Durkan, released an Executive Order, calling for significant climate action to reduce emissions from transportation and buildings. While we continue as a society to grapple with multiple and interlocking crises, tackling the climate crisis must remain paramount to protect the health and wellbeing of our communities. The NW Energy Coalition supports significant progress on energy efficiency in buildings and…
Northwest Power and Conservation Council Releases Draft 2021 Power Plan
To learn more about the 2021 Northwest Power Plan and how to get involved, please join us for one of two upcoming webinars. We’ll review what’s in the plan, its strengths and drawbacks – and provide information and talking points that you can use to send in comments or participate in a public comment hearing on the Draft. 2021 Northwest Power Plan: Your Voice Matters! Webinar #1 – Hosted by…
Solar Washington – Solar Summit: October 22, 2021
Attend the Washington State Solar Summit hybrid conference on Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA. The Washington State Solar Summit is an important annual information gathering and networking event for industry stakeholders including manufacturers, installers, utilities, municipalities, legislators, policy makers, educators, students, tribal members, advocacy organizations/nonprofits, distributors, engineers, financial lenders, consultants and…
Fall Lunch & Learn Series: October – November 2021 (virtual)
Thank you to our Sponsor! Session 1: Introduction to Utility Integrated System Planning October 20, 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)/ 1:00PM – 2:30pm (MT) View Recording Most utilities in the Northwest develop integrated resource plans (IRPs) to evaluate their energy needs to ensure that they plan ahead to meet future energy demand. How does the IRP process work? What are the goals? How can customer side resources be…
2021 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference Digest
The 2021 Clean and Affordable Energy Conference was hosted by the NW Energy Coalition on June 2nd and June 10th. This year’s conference was virtual and covered the most pressing issues in the Northwest’s energy landscape. These included salmon recovery, and potential changes to the federal hydro system, as well as how to advance equity in the energy…
Spring Member Meeting Summary
May 11, 2021 10AM – 12PM (PST) The Coalition thanks all our members for their ongoing engagement and support! We hope many of you can join us on June 2nd and June 10th for the Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! Organizational Update The Coalition membership is broad, with a great diversity of individuals and member organizations who…
Clean & Affordable Energy Conference (virtual) – June 2 and June 10, 2021
The Clean & Affordable Energy Conference will cover the most pressing issues in the Northwest’s energy landscape. These include salmon recovery and potential changes to the federal hydro system, as well as how to advance equity in the energy space through funding and support for expanded community participation. Panelists will discuss how…