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...
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 | Feb 27, 2015 | Clean Energy Program
Ken Miller’s guest opinion calling for action on climate change in Idaho was published in the Idaho Statesman on February 25. He states, “In its draft Clean Power Plan, EPA assigned states greenhouse gas reduction targets. Idaho’s is a 30 percent...
by Snake River Alliance | Feb 19, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Despite the conditions referenced above, there is a bright side: The PUC has approved five solar power contracts with Idaho Power that would total about $322.5 million over 20 years and deliver a total of 100 megawatts to Idaho Power, which is no small thing. “While...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 30, 2014 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission wants to know whether Idaho Power is softening its energy efficiency commitments and whether the state’s largest electric utility is still as dedicated as it has been in the past to help customers conserve energy. The Idaho PUC...
