Policy
Wash. Governor approves Kittitas wind project
Last week, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire approved the Desert Claim wind project in Kittitas County, eight miles north of Ellensburg, WA.
General Comments on HB3034 and SB6672 Bills amending I-937
American Rivers, Climate Solutions, NW Energy Coalition, Renewable Northwest Project, Sierra Club, Washington Conservation Voters, Washington Environmental Council
Coalition Testimony on Energy Efficiency Financing Act in the House Tech, Energy & Comm. Cmte.
Video from the public hearing on the Energy Efficiency Financing Act (HB 2853) from the House Technology Energy & Communications Committee. %CODE1% . Transcript – NWEC HB 2853 Testimony 01-21-10 . From TVW – Washington State Public Affairs TV Network
TV Efficiency Standards
In November, California became the first state to adopt minimum efficiency standards for new televisions sold in California. The new rules require manufacturers to cut the power televisions use by one-third in two years and in half by 2013 by setting wattage ceilings. With TV manufacturers gearing up to meet the California standard, now is the time for Washington to adopt the same energy efficiency standards.
Energy Efficiency Financing Act Details
A more detailed explanation of what SB 6656/HB 2853 actually does.
Policy Archives
Older policy documents from previous versions of the website.
The Power of Efficiency
Northwesterners can save enough electricity to power the region’s economic growth over the next decade, according to a new study from the NW Energy Coalition.
The study, The Power of Efficiency: Pacific Northwest Conservation Potential through 2020, also shows increased efficiency can cut new regional natural gas demand in half.
The Transformer – A bridge to somewhere? Natural gas, LNG and our clean energy future
More and more utilities are rushing to substitute gas-fired combustion turbines for coal in their resource plans while rapidly expanding their use of renewables and efficiency. But are the assumptions behind this change correct? The new rush to gas is raising serious questions about domestic and international supply, price and price volatility, and lifecycle carbon emissions. This edition of The Transformer addresses those questions and considers the controversy surrounding liquefied natural gas.
Energy Matters Update
Every five years, the Northwest’s official power planning agency — the Northwest Power and Conservation Council — conducts a fresh assessment of the region’s long-term electricity needs and issues a blueprint for meeting them.
NW Energy Coalition Utility Energy Efficiency Incentives and Disincentives Resolution (decoupling)
WHEREAS there are many barriers to energy efficiency that mean market mechanisms alone will not be enough to move consumers to acquire and install all the cost-effective measures available. Consumers, including residential, commercial, and industrial power users, often lack the time horizon, information, financing, technology and economies of scale. They also do not receive all…