by Snake River Alliance | Sep 4, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
On Aug. 17, the state’s energy office, several state officials and several of its regulated utilities began discussing, among other things, how Idaho will comply with the sweeping EPA Clean Power Plan to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from coal...
by Snake River Alliance | Sep 4, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The Boise City Council in August approved a new Green Construction Code that will be a standard for all new city-built projects and voluntary for other developers. “Buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of global energy use and one third of global...
by Snake River Alliance | Mar 20, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
It’s one of the greatest shows in power planning: Idaho Power’s every-other-year Integrated Resource Plan. It’s not just for energy wonks, and it’s about to get really interesting. Idaho Power, like Idaho’s other two major electric utilities – Avista and Rocky...