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Fall 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference

The NW Energy Coalition’s Fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference returns on December 3 at Portland State University. Join utility leaders, policymakers, advocates, and energy experts from across the region to explore solutions for a reliable, equitable, and decarbonized energy future.  This year’s conference will dive into some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities…

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NW Energy Coalition Board Names Tamara Kennedy as New Executive Director

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2025 NW Energy Coalition Board Names Tamara Kennedy as New Executive Director SEATTLE – The NW Energy Coalition Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tamara Kennedy has been selected as its next Executive Director, following a nationwide search. Kennedy brings nearly two decades of leadership, coalition…

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The Value of Coalition

The NW Energy Coalition has just completed our Spring membership meetings and educational conference and I am inspired by the effective and collaborative work of Coalition members and allies in sharing best practices and helping communities and governments ensure that we have the most effective policies and programs to advance a clean, reliable and affordable…

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NWEC Statement on BPA’s Day-Ahead Market Policy Final Decision

NWEC is disappointed that the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is choosing to join Markets+, a project developed by the Arkansas based Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and with a more limited portfolio of clean energy resources.   NWEC agrees with BPA that joining a day-ahead energy market is the correct strategy to achieve our shared goals…

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Spring 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference

Join the NW Energy Coalition for our 2025 Spring Clean & Affordable Energy Conference  May 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM University of Montana in Missoula UC Grand Foyer, North Ballroom  Join the NW Energy Coalition this spring in Missoula for our Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! We’ll have three panel discussions throughout the day featuring dialogue…

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Clean & Affordable Energy Conference Digest – Fall 2024

On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the NW Energy Coalition hosted over 200 attendees at our fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Seattle, WA. We featured three panel discussions on balancing energy affordability as we decarbonize, exploring opportunities to further advance Tribal-led energy development, and achieving a new governance structure that opens the opportunity for…

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Oct. 2024 Newsletter – Join us at the Clean & Affordable Energy Conference and on the ground updates

Power Up for Fall Energy Conference Season Join the NW Energy Coalition for our Fall 2024 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference: Nov. 13  Wednesday, Nov. 13, 8 AM – 5 PM, at University of Washington’s HUB in Seattle, WA! Be sure to stick around for the Clean Energy Awards Reception from 5 – 7 PM.…

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Fall 2024 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference, November 13 in Seattle, WA!

Join the NW Energy Coalition for our Fall 2024 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! Wednesday, November 13 8 AM – 7 PM, PT The University of Washington HUB – Seattle, WA Join us on November 13 in Seattle for our fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference! Hear the latest on energy issues in our region…

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An efficiency-first approach to transmission 

Transmission lines are critical to our energy system, capable of shuttling electricity vast distances from where it’s generated to where it’s consumed. Over the past 40 years, energy efficiency has helped to avoid the need for new transmission projects. A coming wave of electrification and other load growth that will largely be powered by solar,…

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June 2024 Newsletter – Fall conference, Tribal Circumstances Analysis, and more!

Featured Fall 2024 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference Save the date for our Clean & Affordable Energy Conference on November 13, 2024 at the HUB on the University of Washington’s campus in Seattle, WA! Sponsorship opportunities are available – please reach out to beth@nwenergy.org for more information.  We’re hiring! We’re hiring a Communications & Events…

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