NEEC News Blog
Energy Incentives Program Updates Commercial Building Systems Opportunity Announcement
Oregon Department of Energy is accepting applications for the Energy Incentives Program Commercial Building Systems projects through May 31, 2013. The state has approximately $3 million in tax credits available for these projects. For application materials and general information, please visit ODOE...
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NEEC member, RHT Energy Solutions, joined forces with Rogue Valley Council of Governments to create a successful, community-based solar program to help residents and business owners of Jackson and Josephine counties overcome the financial and logistical hurdles of going solar. Rogue Solar is able to offer the exclusive Rogue Solar Discount because they obtained a bulk-purchase price through a local solar photovoltaic panel distributor. In Round 1 of Rogue Solar, a record 40% of...
Read more...The 2013 Washington Legislature is scheduled to end on Sunday April 28th. Don't count on it. With agreements on the operating and capital budgets far from certain, the session is almost certain to be extended. Miracles do happen, but absent rapid agreement this week, it is likely that Gov. Jay Inslee will call a 30 day special session at the conclusion of the statutorily defined 90 session that is soon to end. Typically, the extended session involves negotiation...
Read more...Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), a non-profit organization working to accelerate energy efficiency in the Northwest, announced its 2013 Board of Directors. NEEA's Board of Directors has elected Jim West to serve as Board Chair. West has served as the Assistant General Manager, Customer and Energy Services for Snohomish Public Utility District since February 2009, and most recently served as NEEA's Board Secretary. In addition, the board welcomed several new members to...
Read more...The normal legislative funnel process is actively at work in Oregon as concepts and ideas turn into bill language, hearings are held, and some but not all survive. These are some bills that continue to be in play this 2013 session. (To view actual bill language go to http://www.leg.state.or.us/ and search by bill number.)
HB 2801: Over the past month, this bill has become home to three...
Read more...Washington has the same funnel process as Oregon, but since the session started sooner, it's deeper in the funnel. Here are some items of interest. (To view bill language, go to http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx and search by bill number.)
ESSB 5438: This bill is the near lone survivor of an onslaught of bills seeking to amend the state's I-937 statute. ESSB...
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