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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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| Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update Aug. 1: Good Efficiency News, Less So On Rates
By spederson @ 4:43 PM :: 76 Views ::
0 Comments ::  :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Idaho Energy Updates, SRA News Releases
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Idaho Power told the Securities and Exchange Commission its credit rating is taking a beating because the company has struggled to recover rising power costs. Meanwhile, the PUC has set an Aug. 8 deadline for those wanting to intervene in Idaho Power’s rate case. And Avista Corp., which serves much of north Idaho, came in with its own power cost adjustment that could lead to a rate hike. The good news: The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance issued its annual report, which shows greater-than-expected energy efficiency gains across our region.
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| Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update July 11: Nuke Plant Saga Continues
By spederson @ 5:09 PM :: 206 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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The saga of Idaho’s nomad nuclear power plant continues to drag on, with the plant’s developer offering up yet another would-be financial angel – but the missing ingredient is once again the money. Meanwhile, you can read the developer’s short note to Idaho Legislators in which he excused himself from appearing before the Interim Energy Committee at the last minute, saying he was “busy.” On the utility side, Idaho Power is asking the PUC for permission to buy about 83MW of summer peak power from Montana to deal with those high summertime loads, and the PUC will be holding a workshop this week to look into how to spend a half-million dollars made available when Idaho Power sold surplus pollution credits – a good thing. And the sale price for Intermountain Gas was $328 million. Read on for details on these and other energy issues.
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| Friday, June 20, 2008 |
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Idaho Energy Update June 20: Nuke Meeting Meltdown & Renewable News
By spederson @ 4:39 PM :: 334 Views ::
0 Comments :: :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
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It’s been a busy week on the energy front in Idaho. This week’s Energy Update looks first at the recent nuclear power plant “meeting” in Glenns Ferry, followed by a reminder of next week’s legislative interim energy committee meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, an update on U.S. Geothermal’s activities at Raft River, the BLM and U.S. Forest Service taking comments on the Gateway West transmission line and also a geothermal leasing program, the Boise Climate Protection Committee is finishing its work in recommending actions to reduce local emissions, Idaho Power’s application to buy energy from a new anaerobic digester in Gooding, and finally the Department of Environmental Quality’s posting of new greenhouse gas emissions data on its website.
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