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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: February 15, 2008
By @ 11:48 AM :: 419 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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
Idaho Energy Update: February 8, 2008
By @ 6:44 PM :: 449 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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
Owyhee County to Bruneau Nuclear Plant Developer: Pay Up!
By @ 5:26 PM :: 958 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Developers of the proposed Owyhee County nuclear power plant have ignored three requests by county officials to make a payment on the mounting costs of processing the power plant application, the Snake River Alliance has learned.
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Friday, February 01, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: February 1, 2008
By @ 5:40 PM :: 548 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
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
State Subsidies for Uranium Enrichment Plant Would be an Insult to Idahoans
By @ 4:36 PM :: 991 Views :: Nuclear Power, Reprocessing, Plutonium-238, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Idaho’s state leaders have no business using taxpayer money to try to lure a French government-controlled uranium enrichment plant to Idaho, the Snake River Alliance said Thursday.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
MidAmerican's Idaho Pullout Shows AEHI Nuclear is a Bad Investment
By @ 6:15 PM :: 828 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
MidAmerican Energy announced Sunday they’re withdrawing plans to develop a nuclear power plant northwest of Boise in Payette County. It’s a prudent business decision, and one that Don Gillispie and his colleagues and investors at Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. (AEHI) should heed as they consider the wisdom of building a nuclear plant on the shores of C.J. Strike Reservoir near Bruneau.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: January 28, 2008
By @ 5:41 PM :: 458 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
MidAmerican Energy has withdrawn its proposal for a nuclear power plant in Payette County, citing economic reasons. Meanwhile, a bill has been introduced to require new state-funded buildings to exceed existing energy efficiency requirements, and Idaho Power is looking to acquire up to 100MW of new geothermal power as it seeks to add more renewables to its generation portfolio.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
MidAmerican Nuclear Agrees with Snake River Alliance That Nuclear Energy is Too Expensive
By @ 3:44 PM :: 811 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Advocates of a nuclear power “renaissance” are basing their appeals on the notion that nuclear power will be an inexpensive way to get new baseload capacity and to combat global warming. However, MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Company, owned by Warren Buffett, has ended its pursuit of a nuclear energy facility in Payette County after the company spent $13 million researching the viability of the location.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: January 18, 2008
By @ 5:35 PM :: 489 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
The Idaho Legislature will soon turn to energy legislation after three bills were introduced this week dealing with energy facility siting, whether Idahoans should be able to vote in a non-binding election on whether they want commercial nuclear power plants in their state, and whether Idaho should extend its moratorium on construction of merchant thermal power plants for another two years.
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: January 4, 2008
By @ 5:22 PM :: 563 Views :: Idaho Energy Updates
As the Idaho Legislature convenes its 2008 session Monday, here's a look at energy-related legislation we expect in the coming weeks, as well as other energy news and how you can participate in key energy issues coming up this month at the Public Utilities Commission.
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Friday, December 07, 2007
PROPOSED PAYETTE NUCLEAR PLANT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT IDAHO ENERGY POLICY
By @ 11:01 AM :: 1062 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
News that one of the nation’s largest utility companies is considering Payette County for a mega-nuclear power plant raises serious questions about how Idaho plans for its energy future and who is in charge of reviewing large power plants that pose long-term environmental and health risks in Idaho and beyond, the Snake River Alliance said.

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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
OWYHEE IS IDAHO’S 1ST COUNTY TO ADOPT ENERGY PLAN
By @ 9:07 AM :: 1180 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Owyhee County, which has the dubious distinction of being targeted for Idaho’s first commercial nuclear power plant, recently became the state’s first county to adopt an energy plan to develop its clean energy resources.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Owyhee Nuke Plant Developers Refuse to Comply with Approval Process to Build Towers
By @ 6:13 PM :: 1125 Views :: Nuclear Power, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Two towers have been built in Owyhee County contrary to Owyhee County’s denial of the towers in early November. One tower is a cellular tower, although there is no contract with a cellular company. The other tower is a meteorological tower designed to gather wind and other data required to process an application to build what could become Idaho’s first commercial nuclear power plant.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Andrea Shipley Chosen as Snake River Alliance Executive Director
By @ 4:09 PM :: 802 Views :: SRA News Releases
The Snake River Alliance board of directors has chosen Andrea Shipley of Boise as executive director to succeed Jeremy Maxand, who left last summer to pursue other personal and professional interests.
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Thursday, November 01, 2007
IDAHO POWER SHELVES COAL PLANT OVER CO2, COST CONCERNS
By @ 3:30 PM :: 961 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Idaho Power Co.’s announcement Wednesday that it’s scrapping plans to invest in new coal generation in 2013 shows the state’s largest utility is listening to consumers who demand clean energy resources that don’t add significantly to global warming, the Snake River Alliance said.
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