The Bonneville Power Administration will be making an historic change to its wholesale rate structure effective October 1, 2010. BPA will begin a “tiered rate” system in which each of its … [Read more...]
US DOE Awards $20M each for Portland/OR and Seattle Energy Efficiency
Last week, the US Department of Energy (on Earth Day) announced the award of 25 grants through a competitive solicitation of ARRA stimulus funding and both Seattle and Portland were given $20M. In … [Read more...]
Yes for Schools and Jobs
The Governor’s ink isn’t even on the paper for HB 2561 (signing date is early May) and a coalition of stakeholders is at work to gear up for a successful November vote. NEEC is taking the … [Read more...]
Washington Legislature Sine Die with a Bang
The 2010 Washington Legislature spent nearly 3 weeks in overtime session to work out state spending and revenue decisions. A combination of budget cuts and mostly temporary tax increases provided for … [Read more...]
Workforce Development – Green Job Promise
Energy efficiency creates jobs. Studies in Oregon, Washington, and around the country have demonstrated that energy efficiency is the single largest contributor to the global green employment … [Read more...]
Washington Legislature Goes into Overtime
The regular session of the Washington Legislature ended with the score seemingly tied 0 to 0 between House and Senate. Both bodies had budget ideas to close the projected deficit in the state, … [Read more...]
WUTC Continues “Investigation” of PSE Conservation Filing
As reported in last month’s newsletter, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is continuing its formal investigation of numerous elements of Puget Sound Energy’s expanded … [Read more...]
Seattle DPD Announces Energy Code Revision Process
John Hogan of the Seattle Department of Planning and Development recently announced a process for revision to the non-residential energy code for the City of Seattle. His e-mail … [Read more...]
Puget Sound Energy Announces Reexamination of Energy Efficiency Efforts
On January 28th, Puget Sound Energy announced at a hastily scheduled meeting of stakeholders its intent to file a much lower 2010-2011 I-937 conservation target than it had been planning earlier in … [Read more...]
emPOWERing Business Event in Everett
Snohomish Co. PUD and a number of co-sponsors is hosting an energy efficiency information event onMarch 31, 20107:30 - 11:30 a.m.Everett Station The conference flyer states “From … [Read more...]