Resources & Publications: Energy Activist Classic

Join the Montana Renewable Energy Association for its 8th Annual Montana Clean Energy Fair on Saturday, August 11, 2018 from 9a-4p at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds (901 N. Black Ave.) in Bozeman, MT! The fair will include workshops on solar, wind, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies; exhibits by clean energy businesses; and […]

Northwest Energy Efficiency Council kicks off Executive Forum series with Erik Ubels, the man behind “the smartest and greenest building in the world”. The Edge building in Amsterdam is a marvel.  From the minute you arrive, you’re connected.  A smart phone app checks your schedule, finds you a workspace based on your tasks and commitments […]

States are often identified with particular industries that have big economic footprints — Washington with the aerospace industry; Oregon with the logging and wood products industries; and Idaho with the forestry, farming, and fishing industries.  But, as big as those footprints are, those industries in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho don’t provide as many jobs as […]

Network…Learn…Connect The second annual Central Oregon Energy Conference where business, government, organizations and individuals will connect on the new issues and opportunities about energy and efficiency. Join the innovators in Central Oregon and be a part of it! Whether you’re from a nonprofit, small business, property owner, real estate, restaurant, industry, cannabis grower, or just an individual, you’ll find a way to […]

Nationally, the leading energy story for much of the past few years has been the decline of coal-fired electricity in the face of low-priced natural gas. But, once the predator, natural gas is increasingly becoming the prey. The new predator? Renewable energy. The latest example of renewables elbowing out natural gas is found in the most […]

There aren’t many federal programs that are as unequivocally successful or as cost-effective as ENERGY STAR.  The ENERGY STAR seal, which is awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency to energy efficient products and appliances, helps consumers and businesses save tens of billions of dollars annually on their electric bills. However, the Trump administration wants to […]

(The following opinion piece by NW Energy Coalition executive director, Nancy Hirsh, was published in the April 21, 2018 edition of the Tri-City Herald.) The NW Energy Coalition has released a new study demonstrating that the ongoing decline in the cost of new wind and solar energy can not only contribute to a cleaner environment, […]

Please help. The GiveBIG campaign is now accepting donations for the NW Energy Coalition.  It’s the best way you can help the Coalition because your contribution will be compounded by additional gifts from Coalition board members and possibly from the Seattle Foundation, which sponsors GiveBIG. Since last year’s GiveBIG campaign, we’ve been able to add two policy staff members and pursue new initiatives in the areas of: […]

The NW Energy Coalition, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Renewable Northwest joined a proposed settlement today that, if approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, would provide Ontario-based Hydro One with the green light from Washington State to acquire Avista Utilities. The settlement contains important commitments in the areas of low-income weatherization, energy […]

In addition to the good news that energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental programs avoided cuts and, in many cases, received budget increases in the spending bill signed by  President Trump today, there is more good news. Congress increased by $250 million funding for LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and increased the […]