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| Idaho Energy Update |
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A weekly summary of energy and climate issues. We feature updates from the Legislature and state agencies, Idaho's utilities and regulators, and topical clean energy developments in Idaho and the Northwest - all designed to help you follow and participate in Idaho energy issues.
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| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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Jan 27 ID Energy Update: Utilities to File Detailed Annual Conservation Reports
By lwoodruff @ 5:20 PM :: 349 Views ::
1 Comments ::  :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Idaho Energy Updates
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Idaho Power and the Public Utilities Commission staff have come to terms on a process to screen energy efficiency measures to ensure they’re doing their jobs and that they’re cost-effective. Meanwhile, 13 lawmakers squeezed into Boise’s Red Feather Lounge this week for an Idaho Energy Collaborative luncheon to share ideas on possible energy legislation in the new 2010 session. Also, the Idaho Department of Labor announced the state has secured a $6 million grant to train workers in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other green vocations. And we've got a great new rap on Areva's uranium proposal for Idaho.
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| Friday, January 08, 2010 |
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Jan 8 Idaho Energy Update: Korea Gives Idaho Nuke Developer Reality Check
By lwoodruff @ 4:06 PM :: 627 Views ::
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Just five days after the would-be developer of an Idaho nuclear reactor touted an imminent deal to import Korean nuclear reactors to Idaho, the state-run Korean reactor manufacturer quickly denied the deal is in the works. Also, Idaho Power filed its 2009 “Integrated Resource Plan” with the Idaho PUC, outlining how it expects to meet future energy needs for the coming two decades. Idaho Power also reported to the PUC how it plans to manage the credits it receives from renewable energy projects. And the BLM has released proposed and alternate routes for the proposed Gateway West transmission project that will span southern Idaho.
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| Friday, December 18, 2009 |
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| Friday, December 11, 2009 |
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| Friday, December 04, 2009 |
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| Friday, November 06, 2009 |
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ID Energy Update 11/6: Federal Energy $$$ to Idaho; Wind & Geothermal Move Forward
By lwoodruff @ 4:50 PM :: 451 Views ::
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Two Idaho industrial giants and two small electric co-ops received good news from the federal government, with JR Simplot and Amalgamated Sugar receiving stimulus funds for efficiency projects, while Fall River Rural Electric and Kootenai Electric landing interest free renewable energy bonds for generation projects. Meanwhile, the Idaho PUC is taking comments on Idaho Power’s latest wind contract and Avista’s north Idaho gas customers will see some major rate relief. And Boise’s U.S. Geothermal now has a construction permit for its Neal Hot Springs project northwest of Boise in Oregon.
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| Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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ID Energy Update 10 30: Green Energy Stimulus Funds Come to Idaho
By lwoodruff @ 4:11 PM :: 466 Views ::
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Idaho Power this week snagged $47 million in federal energy stimulus funds to speed up deployment of its new high-tech meters and other “smart grid” technologies, while Avista received $20 million and the private Boise-based M2M Communications received $2.2 million to help California reduce peak demand problems with irrigation. And Ridgeline Energy, which is submitting a new application for a wind farm in Bingham County east of Blackfoot, received the green light for another big wind project in Power County south of American Falls. Also, the Blaine County School District is receiving $4 million from the DOE to help heat its schools with geothermal. And don’t forget to submit your comments on the Northwest Power Council’s 6th Power Plan!
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| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
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ID Energy Update 10 16: Wind in the News, Energy Events Fill Week Ahead
By lwoodruff @ 4:40 PM :: 494 Views ::
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The Idaho PUC approved contracts between Idaho Power and a Boise wind developer that plans to build three wind farms near Hagerman. In other wind news, Ridgeline Energy says it will file a new application in Bingham County for its utility-scale wind project south of the Wolverine Creek wind farm near Idaho Falls. And Idaho Power continues its Fall 2009 Energy Efficiency and Green Living Series with four sessions in Boise starting Monday. And next week’s energy calendar is jammed with everything from an Idaho Environmental Forum session on salmon and hydropower to the Legislature’s Interim Energy Committee, the 23rd annual Idaho Energy & Green Building Conference and the Frank Church Conference on climate issues.
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