7 August 2008
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Idaho Energy Update
 
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, April 04, 2008
Nomad Nuke Plant Ditches Owyhee County; Targets Elmore
By @ 1:19 PM :: 686 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Nuclear Power, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases
BOISE – Friday’s announcement by the Idaho Energy Complex that it’s bailing out of Owyhee County in favor of adjacent Elmore County should send chills through the new target for the proposed merchant nuclear power plant, the Snake River Alliance said. “The last thing Idaho needs is a nomad nuclear power plant developer bouncing from county to county, looking for the best deal for his outrageously bad idea,” Alliance Executive Director Andrea Shipley said.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: March 21, 2008 - Will Gov Sign Areva Bills?
By @ 5:34 PM :: 709 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
The Idaho Legislature is nearing adjournment – and for those supporting clean energy issues in Idaho the session looms as a disappointment. A handful of moderately helpful bills have been signed by the governor in the past week or will soon be on the governor’s desk for expected approval. Meanwhile, citizens still have a chance to comment to the Owyhee County Planning and Zoning Commission on its expected approval soon of two towers that were illegally built to support a possible nuclear power plantr; and Idaho Power is looking to buy up to 600MW of firm power in 2012 and is also asking the Idaho PUC to approve recovery of costs for its newest gas plant.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: March 14, 2008
By @ 6:08 PM :: 704 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
The Idaho Legislature continued to disappoint clean energy advocates this week, as the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to dish new tax breaks to French-owned Areva for a uranium enrichment plant it may or may not bring to Idaho. THE BILLS ARE UP FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON MONDAY.
On the good-news front, Idaho Power has filed with the Public Utilities Commission to increase the small amount it collects from ratepayers to add to its programs to increase energy conservation and efficiency programs.

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Friday, March 07, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: March 7, 2008
By @ 6:42 PM :: 722 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
A week after a Senate committee voted against bills to promote energy efficient schools and state buildings, the full Senate killed a resolution to engage Idaho in climate change issues and promote renewable energy. Meanwhile, the House couldn’t vote fast enough to grant French-subsidized nuclear giant Areva a pair of sweet tax deals. On the upside, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Public Utilities Commission to approve a request to ramp up its energy efficiency programs in eastern Idaho, and Rich Rayhill, one of Idaho’s leading proponents of renewable energy, will give a presentation on “Renewable Energy Opportunities in Idaho” at a House panel Monday afternoon.

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Friday, February 29, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: Febuary 29, 2008
By @ 7:08 PM :: 593 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
It was another miserable week for energy legislation, as the Senate State Affairs Committee killed one energy efficiency bill and then another. Meanwhile, a Senate panel left another clean energy bill clinging to life until next week. On the upside, U.S. Geothermal received a drilling permit from the state of Oregon to explore the Neal Hot Springs project near Ontario. Meanwhile, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved the Idaho Power rate case settlement, which means higher rates go into effect Saturday. And the developers of the proposed Bruneau nuclear power plant are caught once again stretching the truth in their dealings with Owyhee County.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Idaho Energy Update: February 22, 2008
By @ 6:24 PM :: 525 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates
Legislators nudged a handful of helpful energy bills toward approval this week, while the Public Utilities Commission signed off on a prolonged settlement agreement dealing with Idaho utilities and wind developers, and the developers of the proposed Bruneau nuclear power plant say they’ve finally paid the $50,000 they promised Owyhee County way back in December.
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Owyhee County to Bruneau Nuclear Plant Developer: Pay Up!
By @ 5:26 PM :: 905 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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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
OWYHEE IS IDAHO’S 1ST COUNTY TO ADOPT ENERGY PLAN
By @ 9:07 AM :: 1138 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 :: 1084 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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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Nuke Plant Developer Seeks Deferment and Waiver from Owyhee County Commissioners
By @ 4:05 PM :: 767 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Bruneau nuclear reactor
Virginia-based Alternate Energy Holdings Incorporated (AEHI) this morning presented the Owyhee County Commissioners with an incomplete conditional use permit application in its bid to build a 1,600MW nuclear reactor near C.J. Strike Reservoir and Recreation Area. If built, it would be the largest nuclear reactor in the United States.
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