by Ian Cotten | Mar 2, 2021 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy, Idaho Energy Updates, Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Uncategorized
Idaho congressman Mike Simpson has unveiled a plan to remove the four Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD). These dams -Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, and Lower Granite – are all situated in Oregon along the lower Snake River. The motivation behind the...
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, Idaho Energy Updates
These continue to be good times for a renewable energy sector on an unstoppable upward glide path – and the remarkable growth we’re seeing in the green energy sector is coming right out of the pockets of dirty energy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s U.S....
by Snake River Alliance | May 15, 2015 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The Idaho PUC is taking public comment on an Idaho Power application that would trim customer rates for a year due to its annual “Power Cost Adjustment” (PCA) case in which it shows whether costs such as hydropower conditions were higher or lower than predicted. If...
by Snake River Alliance | Dec 17, 2014 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
By Ken Miller Most Idahoans, especially customers of Idaho Power, know that nearly half of the electricity used in the state is generated by hydropower dams on our rivers, streams, and even canals, and most of the rest comes from out-of-state coal plants. Those coal...
