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Energy Intelligence News Releases
Friday, September 12, 2008
Idaho Energy Update Sept. 12: New Nuke Developer Financials, Gas Hike & Transmission Open Houses
By @ 5:21 PM :: 2132 Views :: 0 Comments :: Nuclear Power, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates, Energy Intelligence News Releases
The developer of the proposed nuclear reactor near Mountain Home has released an updated financial report showing the company has rolled up a deficit of more than $7.7 million since the project was announced less than two years ago. Meanwhile, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission wants to hear from ratepayers on a proposed natural gas price hike by Intermountain Gas; and the feds are preparing a series of open houses to brief the public and plan an environmental impact statement for a massive electric transmission line that would run from Montana to near Jerome.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Idaho Energy Update July 25: Caldwell Schools Go Green
By @ 5:11 PM :: 3200 Views :: 0 Comments :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Idaho Energy Updates, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Idaho Energy Update July 25: Caldwell Schools Go Green, Renewable Energy Tour Comes to Idaho
Great news from Caldwell this week, as the Caldwell School District has broken ground on two new schools that it expects will be LEED-certified! While many Idaho school districts continue to build new schools the old-fashioned way, Caldwell is breaking trail in showing how energy-efficient buildings can bring huge savings. And the Homegrown Renewable Energy Tour will be coming to Idaho in August! Read on for details on these and upcoming events.
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Owyhee County to Bruneau Nuclear Plant Developer: Pay Up!
By @ 5:26 PM :: 3053 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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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Thursday, January 31, 2008
State Subsidies for Uranium Enrichment Plant Would be an Insult to Idahoans
By @ 4:36 PM :: 3713 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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 :: 2600 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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
MidAmerican Nuclear Agrees with Snake River Alliance That Nuclear Energy is Too Expensive
By @ 3:44 PM :: 2542 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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, December 07, 2007
PROPOSED PAYETTE NUCLEAR PLANT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT IDAHO ENERGY POLICY
By @ 11:01 AM :: 3054 Views :: 1 Comments :: 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 :: 2999 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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 :: 2986 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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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Thursday, November 01, 2007
IDAHO POWER SHELVES COAL PLANT OVER CO2, COST CONCERNS
By @ 3:30 PM :: 2752 Views :: 0 Comments :: 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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