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| Friday, March 28, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: March 28 - Check out PUC's '07 Annual Report
By @ 5:22 PM :: 525 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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The 2008 Idaho Legislature is all but adjourned, and with no further energy issues on the table this will be the final roundup for the Idaho Energy Update. Upon adjournment, we plan to send out a Legislative scorecard both for the energy legislation that came up this session, as well as a scorecard on how the Legislature, the governor, the Public Utilities Commission and others charged with implementing the 2007 Idaho Energy Plan did this session in putting the plan into action.
Those who follow energy issues in Idaho will want to check out the PUC’s 2007 Annual Report, the links to which are below. And speaking of the PUC, the Commission has accepted Avista’s 2007 integrated resource plan, which has some good news and bad news.
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| Friday, March 21, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: March 21, 2008 - Will Gov Sign Areva Bills?
By @ 5:34 PM :: 672 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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The Idaho Legislature is nearing adjournment – and for those supporting clean energy issues in Idaho the session looms as a disappointment. A handful of moderately helpful bills have been signed by the governor in the past week or will soon be on the governor’s desk for expected approval. Meanwhile, citizens still have a chance to comment to the Owyhee County Planning and Zoning Commission on its expected approval soon of two towers that were illegally built to support a possible nuclear power plantr; and Idaho Power is looking to buy up to 600MW of firm power in 2012 and is also asking the Idaho PUC to approve recovery of costs for its newest gas plant.
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
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More on Flawed Response to Radioactive Accident
By Beatrice Brailsford @ 2:17 PM :: 426 Views :: Nuclear Waste and Contamination
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Radioactive material is inherently dangerous. There are 266 licensed users of radioactive material in Idaho, including medical, commercial and industrial users. Eighty-two of those are commercial users. One commercial user is Sabia, a San Diego-based firm with a facility in Idaho Falls. It produces and services machines that use gamma rays to identify elements in coal so that it meets specifications for producing power. A Sabia worker was exposed to strontium-90 on Friday, February 29. The following wrap-up story and editorial from the Idaho Falls newspaper tell the tale.
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| Friday, March 14, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: March 14, 2008
By @ 6:08 PM :: 661 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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The Idaho Legislature continued to disappoint clean energy advocates this week, as the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to dish new tax breaks to French-owned Areva for a uranium enrichment plant it may or may not bring to Idaho. THE BILLS ARE UP FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON MONDAY.
On the good-news front, Idaho Power has filed with the Public Utilities Commission to increase the small amount it collects from ratepayers to add to its programs to increase energy conservation and efficiency programs.
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| Friday, March 07, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: March 7, 2008
By @ 6:42 PM :: 688 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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A week after a Senate committee voted against bills to promote energy efficient schools and state buildings, the full Senate killed a resolution to engage Idaho in climate change issues and promote renewable energy. Meanwhile, the House couldn’t vote fast enough to grant French-subsidized nuclear giant Areva a pair of sweet tax deals. On the upside, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Public Utilities Commission to approve a request to ramp up its energy efficiency programs in eastern Idaho, and Rich Rayhill, one of Idaho’s leading proponents of renewable energy, will give a presentation on “Renewable Energy Opportunities in Idaho” at a House panel Monday afternoon.
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| Friday, February 29, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: Febuary 29, 2008
By @ 7:08 PM :: 560 Views :: Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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It was another miserable week for energy legislation, as the Senate State Affairs Committee killed one energy efficiency bill and then another. Meanwhile, a Senate panel left another clean energy bill clinging to life until next week. On the upside, U.S. Geothermal received a drilling permit from the state of Oregon to explore the Neal Hot Springs project near Ontario. Meanwhile, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved the Idaho Power rate case settlement, which means higher rates go into effect Saturday. And the developers of the proposed Bruneau nuclear power plant are caught once again stretching the truth in their dealings with Owyhee County.
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| Friday, February 22, 2008 |
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| Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: February 15, 2008
By @ 11:48 AM :: 382 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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A House committee killed a resolution last week that would have congratulated state and local entities for saving energy and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, while a measure was introduced to encourage development of geothermal power projects in Idaho. Meanwhile, developers of a proposed nuclear power plant in Owyhee County will meet with county officials to discuss their failure to pay the county the $50,000 both parties agreed to.
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| Friday, February 08, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: February 8, 2008
By @ 6:44 PM :: 411 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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Good news on the green building front in the Legislature! The House approved a green state buildings bill, while a Senate panel introduced legislation to spur more energy efficient schools. Meanwhile, the Forest Service has approved an exploration project by a firm that wants to develop a uranium mine in the Challis National Forest. And the Idaho Public Utilities Commission wants your views on how to spend $10 million on pollution credit sales recently collected by Idaho Power.
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| Friday, February 08, 2008 |
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| Friday, February 01, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update: February 1, 2008
By @ 5:40 PM :: 513 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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Following last Sunday’s announcement by MidAmerican Energy that it was pulling the plug on a possible nuclear power plant in Payette County, it was another busy week on the energy front in Idaho. French nuclear giant Areva has been poking around the state in search of handouts if Idaho wants to be home to its uranium enrichment facility. Meanwhile, two helpful energy bills moved forward in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
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Thanks to our members, major donors, and these foundations for making our work possible: Bullitt, Lightfoot, Ploughshares, Patagonia, and New Belgium Brewing.
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