Snake River Alliance clean energy director Ken Miller wins regional leadership honor

The NW Energy Coalition will present its annual Headwaters Award to Ken Miller in honor of his tireless promotion of energy efficiency, renewable energy and economic development in Idaho and the Northwest. The award’s name refers to the headwaters of the Columbia River, and honorees receive a vial of water from the Columbia headwaters in Canada in addition to a plaque.

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The Energy Activist Update, Feb. 2014: Defending and advancing clean energy in Northwest state legislatures

NW Energy Coalition staff, members and allies are working to protect our clean energy future in legislative sessions in three of our four Northwest states. The February Energy Activist Update highlights legislative efforts in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The update also includes information on the upcoming NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Helena.

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Op-Ed: Coal's time is over

The MagicValley.com op-ed by Mary McGown asserts that Idaho Power needs to work aggressively for clean and affordable electricity. McGown maintains that achieving a coal-free, energy-efficient future will require changes by the utility and possibly in state law and regulations.

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Idaho Energy Update, February 3

This month’s Idaho Energy Update covers the State of Idaho’s stance opposing tougher federal emissions standards, the Idaho PUC’s refusal to reconsider a solar power developer’s case against Idaho Power, and more. The Energy Update also provides helpful information regarding upcoming energy-related events and meetings in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

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Idaho Energy Update, Jan. 13

The latest Idaho Energy Update from Snake River Alliance’s Ken Miller addresses Idaho Power’s flagging commitment to energy efficiency and its continuing opposition to wind power. This edition of the Idaho Energy update contains articles regarding Idaho Power’s energy efficiency programs, its qualms about wind generation, and footage of the bus that crashed into its headquarters.

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December Idaho Energy Update from Snake River Alliance

The Idaho Energy Update is a periodic summary of Idaho energy and climate issues from Coalition member Snake River Alliance. It features updates from the Legislature and state agencies, Idaho’s utilities and regulators, and topical clean energy developments in Idaho and the Northwest – all designed to help you follow and participate in Idaho energy issues…

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Idaho Energy Update from Snake River Alliance

Idaho Power’s request to the Public Utilities Commission for approval of nearly $130 million in coal plant improvements is beginning to attract attention, and the public will have a chance to weigh in later this summer. Meanwhile, it turns out that Alternate Energy Holdings, the nomadic nuclear power plant developer, picked a Payette County reactor site that also happens to be home to a plant species the federal government says needs protection from activities such as nuclear power plants…

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Idaho energy updates from Coalition member Snake River Alliance

Idaho Power received a surprise earlier this month when its majority partner in its Nevada coal plants announced plans to get out of the coal generation business, customers just received the bad news from Idaho Power that their rates will rise this summer due in part to poor river flows and power generation and more news inside…

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Idaho Statesman: Energy-efficiency success stories

J.R. Simplot Co. has embraced energy efficiency as a core business value. The Idaho food, fertilizer and chemical company has dramatically reduced its use of electricity and natural gas, saving millions of dollars annually.

The company says energy-efficiency improvements since 2009 have yielded natural gas savings of 1.3 trillion British thermal units and 390,821,028 kilowatt-hours of electricity. The electricity reduction is equivalent to taking 35,400 homes off the grid. The reduction also saved 95,056 tons of greenhouse-gas emissions, like taking 29,929 cars of the road.

Here are three other successes…Read more at the Idaho Statesman

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