Energy Update | Dec. 17

Raise your hand if you knew Idaho has a Bureau of Homeland Security. Now raise both hands if you knew the state BHS is looking at how to mitigate the hazards and other impacts of global climate change. The state is serious about examining the many effects of climate change that are already being felt […]

Utah’s Carbon Power Plant heads for early retirement

By Brian Maffly - bmaffly@sltrib.com| The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Oct 21 2013 01:01 am • Last Updated Oct 21 2013 03:53 pm Helper » Deep inside a power station at the mouth of Price Canyon, two 60-year-old generators are spinning at 3,600 rpm, pushed by steam produced from burning Utah coal. The alternating current […]

Idaho Energy Update | Oct. 3

Idaho utility regulators have accepted a plan by PacifiCorp that shows the utility that serves portions of southeast Idaho expects to meet future energy needs mostly with energy efficiency initiatives and electricity purchases from other utilities on the market. But conservation groups criticized the utility’s continued reliance on coal-fired power generation to serve its customers. […]