Idaho Energy Update | May 1, 2013

The Oregon PUC had some harsh words for Idaho Power, saying the utility’s “lack of management oversight put ratepayers at risk” in the case of Idaho Power’s request to recover its share of the costs to upgrade a Wyoming coal plant. Meanwhile, PacifiCorp, which does business in Idaho as Rocky Mountain Power, has submitted its [...]

Idaho Power Wants to Keep Burning Coal – Ken Miller

Idaho Power has rolled out its long-awaited study of whether it should replace its coal plants with clean energy alternatives, and the findings were a predictable disappointment for those holding out hope the utility would turn away from dirty power. The company’s “Coal Unit Environmental Analysis” was just one piece of a recent Idaho Power [...]

Idaho Energy Update | February 12, 2013

Idaho’s largest electric utility is getting stiff resistance from many of its customers over two proposals it has made to the state Public Utilities Commission. One application to the PUC would allow Idaho Power to temporarily shut down two popular programs in which homeowners and farmers allow the company to interrupt air conditioners and irrigation [...]

Idaho Power Wants to Halt Energy-Saving Measures – Ken Miller

If you’re one of the thousands of Idaho Power customers who signed up to have your air-conditioner cycled off for brief periods during the hot summer months for a $7 monthly credit or simply to help “green up” the utility’s energy portfolio, you might be disheartened to learn the company wants to discontinue the program [...]