by Leigh Ford | Sep 27, 2022 | Clean Energy, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates, Press Releases, Uncategorized
"We have run out of time; we need clean, renewable energy now! Rooftop solar is widely available and Idaho Power should be encouraging it, not making it harder.” ~Snake River Alliance “We have run out of time; we need clean, renewable energy now! Rooftop...
by Snake River Alliance | Oct 11, 2016 | Clean Energy Program
The dedication of Idaho’s first utility-sized solar power farm south of Boise near Kuna on Sept. 16 marked an energy milestone for Idaho: At 40 megawatts, the solar plant built by DEPCOM Power off of South Cloverdale Road produces enough power for 9,000 homes a year...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 20, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Eyebrows were raised last week when the Idaho Statesman’s Rocky Barker reported some of the details of a huge proposed “pumped storage” electricity generation project that would include a large dam and reservoir above the existing Anderson Ranch Dam Reservoir on the...
by Snake River Alliance | Mar 10, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
If you’ve taken a drive south of Boise on Cloverdale Road in Ada County recently, you may have happened upon what seems to be a desert mirage. But sure enough, that squat, sprawling, shiny, and one-of-a-kind project popping up on the east side of South Cloverdale Road...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 25, 2014 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The PUC approved energy sales agreements between Idaho Power and two solar farm developers, clearing the way for an eye-popping 120 megawatts to be installed in projects near Mountain Home and Boise. Aside from rooftop solar photovoltaic panels installed by a growing...