Earlier this month, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) issued its order in Puget Sound Energy’s most recent rate case. The WUTC rejected PSE’s proposed rate … [Read more...]
Washington State Legislature Passes Capital Budget Appropriation for Energy Efficiency Grants
The Washington State Legislature passed a capital budget appropriation (April 2012) that contains $1.1 billion in infrastructure investment spending designed to stimulate the lagging construction … [Read more...]
Oregon Dept of Energy Business Energy Incentives Program Update – Opportunity Announcement
The Energy Incentive Program (EIP) has just opened an Opportunity Announcement (OA) for competitively selected projects (CSP) on the Business Energy Incentives webpage.This OA is open to energy … [Read more...]
Join NEEC at GoGreen ’12 Seattle on April 25
You're Invited! As part of the Seattle 2030 District, NEEC will showcase its collaborative efforts to create impact for the community at GoGreen 12’ Seattle, April 25 at the Conference Center. … [Read more...]
NEEC Earns ENERGY STAR Recognition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) as a 2012 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion winner for its outstanding … [Read more...]
Washington Legislature Drags On
The Washington State Legislature dug deep this year to find new depths of despair in resolving the state's budget woes. A last minute "defection" of three Senate Democrats to caucus with … [Read more...]
Margi Hoffman Joins Governor Kitzhaber’s Staff
Margi Hoffman, Oregon Director of Strategies 360 and NEEC's governmental affairs lead in the state has been named the new energy policy adviser for Governor John Kitzhaber. Margi will assume her new … [Read more...]
BPA Updates 2010-2014 Energy Efficiency Action Plan
On March 1st, BPA published an update to its 2010-2014 Energy Efficiency Action Plan. The document was developed to detail how BPA intended to meet its share of the energy efficiency targets in the … [Read more...]
Oregon Energy Task Force Submits Report to Governor
The Oregon Energy Task Force, tasked by Governor John Kitzhaber to develop a 10 Year Action Plan, submitted its report to him in early March. The report and detailed appendices can be viewed here. … [Read more...]
Advance Scalable Models and Systems for Energy Efficiency
Align state agencies and resources to streamline and enhance energy efficiency services across Oregon, with particular attention to reaching low-income and disadvantaged citizens. Relevant agencies … [Read more...]