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7th Power and Conservation Plan vehicle to clean energy future
Every five years, the region’s official power planning agency prepares an updated 20-year forecast of the Northwest’s electric power needs and a plan for how those needs should be met. The forthcoming 7th Plan will help us raise the bar higher, capitalize on our region’s clean energy success and set us on the course to a cleaner, more affordable and wildlife-friendly future. We need all hands on deck … starting now!
Read MoreNorthwest Power and Conservation Council seeks comments on direct natural gas use, aka 'fuel switching'
As it develops the 7th Plan, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council is releasing a series of issue papers for public comment. This week the Council released its “Direct Use of Natural Gas Analysis,” with a comment period running through Feb. 20. Despite the potential thermal efficiencies of direct use, the Council has never considered switching from electric to gas heat to be conservation.
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Energy Activist chronicles Power Council's 6th Plan hearings
The newest edition of The Energy Activist chronicles the recent four-state hearing process for the Northwest Power and Conservation Plan.
In city after city, state after state, hundreds rallied and spoke for a Northwest Power and Conservation Plan to boost our use of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Special Edition, Spring 2009
Energy Activist – Summer 2008
FIN and friends sound salmon alarm coast-to-coast
In a 20-state, 3-month migration, the giant fish named FIN crossed the country to tell Americans about the plight of Columbia and Snake river salmon and of fishing communities up and down the West Coast.
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Summer 2008
Winning the War on Coal
Coal is on the ropes, but its backers aren’t about to throw in the towel.
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Winter 2007
NW Energy Coalition’s 25th Anniversary
Fresh off some of its greatest victories, the NW Energy Coalition charges into its second quarter century.
Coalition stalwarts recall the personalities, the battles, the joys and accomplishments in 25 years of fighting for a clean energy future.
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Summer 2006
Clean energy: good business and good for business
Across the Northwest, companies large and small are investing in energy efficiency and renewable generation. This Energy Activist edition explores the business case for energy efficiency and renewables and looks at what some
companies are doing.
Energy Activist – Spring 2006
Out of Balance
Low-income families are facing their own energy crisis. Can clean and affordable energy help even things up? This edition of the Energy Activist considers the situation now facing the region’s low-income energy consumers, the programs available to them and the gaps in our energy safety net. They offer a vision of meeting people’s power needs and improving everyone’s lives with affordable and clean energy.
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