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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, July 23, 2010 |
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July 23 ID Energy Update: Transmission, geothermal, and Areva
By lwoodruff @ 5:17 PM :: 14 Views ::
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Transmission lines are the theme of the week. The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have set a series of scoping meetings to gather public sentiment on Idaho Power’s proposed Boardman to Hemingway transmission line from Owyhee County south of the Snake River to Boardman, Ore., on the Columbia River. Meanwhile, BLM said it’s delaying this summer’s release of an environmental study on the proposed Gateway West transmission line from the coal and renewable energy generation plants in central Wyoming across southern Idaho to the Hemingway substation in Owyhee County to more closely examine such sensitive issues as sage grouse habitat. And Boise- based U.S. Geothermal is making progress on a new geothermal power plant at its San Emidio project in Nevada, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finally agreed to hold a second Idaho hearing on the controversial proposed Areva uranium enrichment factory near Idaho Falls.
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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July 7 2010 ID Energy Update: Good News on the Renewables Front
By lwoodruff @ 2:42 PM :: 60 Views ::
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A General Electric subsidiary has purchased a majority stake in an 11-project wind farm complex in southern Idaho, finally clearing the way for development of the 122-turbine project. Meanwhile, Idaho Power has asked the PUC to approve a contract to buy power from a 10MW solar farm, and the utility has received the PUC green light to buy power from three Magic Valley digester generators. The PUC also approved Rocky Mountain Power’s request in part to raise the rate it charges to fund conservation programs.
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| Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
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6 10 10 ID Energy Update: Geothermal, digesters and solar projects
By lwoodruff @ 2:39 PM :: 139 Views ::
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Boise-based U.S. Geothermal has secured a conditional commitment for a $102 million loan guarantee to develop its Neal Hot Springs power plant west of Boise in Oregon, while Idaho Power is seeking approval of contracts for three more anaerobic digester power plants in the Magic Valley. Meanwhile, Idaho DEQ is taking public comments on Idaho Power’s application for an air quality permit for its proposed Langley Gulch natural gas plant near New Plymouth. And Jerome County officials may soon be considering a huge solar PV project on 400 acres near Shoshone.
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| Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
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| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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April 20 2010 Energy Update: Electric Rate News, Boise Climate Group Returns
By lwoodruff @ 4:49 PM :: 186 Views ::
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Idaho Power is asking the Public Utilities Commission to reduce customer rates by a combined $58 million, although unrelated filings for small rate increases will reduce the monthly bill reduction. Meanwhile, Avista Utilities filed another rate case with the PUC – this one for a hefty 14 percent hike and sure to spark more grumbling from north Idaho customers who objected to last year’s big increase. Idaho Power has also settled on a preferred route for the controversial Boardman-Hemingway transmission line. And the Boise Climate Protection Advisory Committee is resuming its meetings Wednesday after a hiatus of nearly two years.
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| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
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Feb 8 ID Energy Update: Carbon-Fighting Activists Honored, Efficiency Grants, Landfill Gas to Power
By lwoodruff @ 11:18 AM :: 250 Views ::
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Activists who led a successful Idaho Power shareholder resolution directing the company to reduce its carbon emissions were recognized by one of the nation’s leading climate change business journals. Also, free events are coming to discuss how energy developments impact wildlife, and also a celebration of our wild salmon. And a Kootenai cooperative utility plans to tap a landfill as a new source of electricity, while the Office of Energy Resources has awarded another round of energy efficiency grants to 11 local government entities. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Tuesday, March 02, 2010 |
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3 2 10 Idaho Energy Update: Idaho Power Seeks Long Term Deal with Digester Power
By lwoodruff @ 5:41 PM :: 305 Views ::
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The Public Utilities Commission wants to hear from Idaho Power customers about the company’s plan to make its conservation cost recovery pilot program permanent. Idaho Power also wants the PUC to approve a contract to purchase power from an anaerobic digester near Twin Falls. Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Power is asking the PUC to raise its energy efficiency surcharge to expand its energy-saving programs, and the eastern Idaho utility is also seeking a rate hike to reflect higher fuel costs. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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2 23 ID Energy Update: Geothermal News; PUC Reviews ID Power Bidding Procedures
By lwoodruff @ 11:47 AM :: 292 Views ::
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The Public Utilities Commission holds a workshop in Boise Thursday to discuss whether to create bidding guidelines for Idaho Power when the utility solicits bids for things like new generation plants. The PUC is acting in response to issues raised by unsuccessful bidders for the Langley Gulch natural gas plant after Idaho Power selected its own bid as the winner. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Land Management holds a lease auction for 17 geothermal lease sites, including 10 in Idaho, in Salt Lake City today. And U.S. Geothermal reports work has begun on a federally funded “enhanced geothermal” research project at its Raft River site in southern Idaho. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Feb 17 2010 ID Energy Update: Greening Idaho Cities, Energy Lobby Day and More!
By lwoodruff @ 4:32 PM :: 286 Views ::
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A growing number of Idaho cities are taking it on themselves to embrace new energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, sending signals that Idaho’s clean energy movement is percolating from the ground up. Read on for some promising initiatives reported in the past two weeks in Pocatello, Post Falls and Ketchum. Meanwhile, more than 30 citizen lobbyists filled the Idaho Statehouse Monday for the 2nd Clean Energy Lobby Day. You’ll also want to check out the NW Energy Coalition’s new “Efficiency Works” web site, a list of resources by Idaho Power to help those struggling with their electric bills, and news of Avista’s proposed increase in its conservation surcharge for natural gas customers. And we have the latest list of energy legislation in the Idaho Legislature.
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| Monday, February 08, 2010 |
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Feb 8 2010 Energy Update: PUC Accepts Avista Resource Plan; Idaho Power's is Next
By lwoodruff @ 4:17 PM :: 294 Views ::
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Idaho Power is holding public meetings this week to discuss its latest “Integrated Resource Plan,” which is pending before the Public Utilities Commission. The PUC also has accepted Avista Utilities’ 2009 IRP. And the NW Power and Conservation Council meets this week in Portland, where the four-state body is expected to act on the region’s Sixth Power Plan. And nearly a month into the Legislature, lawmakers have yet to take on significant energy legislation.
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