by Snake River Alliance | Feb 11, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
It’s no secret that some Idaho legislators don’t exactly come down on the science side of the climate change issue and would just as soon tell the Environmental Protection Agency exactly what it can do with its rules telling Idaho to reduce its climate-changing power...
by Snake River Alliance | Dec 15, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
I can understand Idaho Power’s dilemma regarding its old coal plants. Not long after the newly acquired and slightly used Nissan Leaf found its place in our driveway, up came the question of what to do with the trusty old reliable and modestly sized Ford Ranger...
by Snake River Alliance | Oct 20, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has accepted Rocky Mountain Power’s long-term Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which serves as a roadmap for how the utility plans to meet future electricity needs. Rocky Mountain Power, a subsidiary of the utility giant...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 29, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to roll out one of the most sweeping and complex environmental programs ever – the Clean Power Plan, designed to sharply reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases spewed from the nation’s coal-fired power plants. The...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 19, 2015 | Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
We need all hands on deck to support clean energy at the PUC on June 24 and 30! The Snake River Alliance has been alerting you for months about a major solar power case at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. Well, the day of reckoning is almost here, and we need to...