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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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| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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2 23 ID Energy Update: Geothermal News; PUC Reviews ID Power Bidding Procedures
By lwoodruff @ 11:47 AM :: 932 Views ::
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The Public Utilities Commission holds a workshop in Boise Thursday to discuss whether to create bidding guidelines for Idaho Power when the utility solicits bids for things like new generation plants. The PUC is acting in response to issues raised by unsuccessful bidders for the Langley Gulch natural gas plant after Idaho Power selected its own bid as the winner. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Land Management holds a lease auction for 17 geothermal lease sites, including 10 in Idaho, in Salt Lake City today. And U.S. Geothermal reports work has begun on a federally funded “enhanced geothermal” research project at its Raft River site in southern Idaho. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Feb 17 2010 ID Energy Update: Greening Idaho Cities, Energy Lobby Day and More!
By lwoodruff @ 4:32 PM :: 951 Views ::
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A growing number of Idaho cities are taking it on themselves to embrace new energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, sending signals that Idaho’s clean energy movement is percolating from the ground up. Read on for some promising initiatives reported in the past two weeks in Pocatello, Post Falls and Ketchum. Meanwhile, more than 30 citizen lobbyists filled the Idaho Statehouse Monday for the 2nd Clean Energy Lobby Day. You’ll also want to check out the NW Energy Coalition’s new “Efficiency Works” web site, a list of resources by Idaho Power to help those struggling with their electric bills, and news of Avista’s proposed increase in its conservation surcharge for natural gas customers. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Monday, February 08, 2010 |
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Feb 8 2010 Energy Update: PUC Accepts Avista Resource Plan; Idaho Power's is Next
By lwoodruff @ 4:17 PM :: 793 Views ::
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Idaho Power is holding public meetings this week to discuss its latest “Integrated Resource Plan,” which is pending before the Public Utilities Commission. The PUC also has accepted Avista Utilities’ 2009 IRP. And the NW Power and Conservation Council meets this week in Portland, where the four-state body is expected to act on the region’s Sixth Power Plan. And nearly a month into the Legislature, lawmakers have yet to take on significant energy legislation.
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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 :: 1101 Views ::
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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 :: 1872 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 :: 1051 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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