Idaho Power’s Coal Plant Case Will Chart State’s Energy Future
Idaho Power’s latest case at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission seems like a heaping helping of mind-numbing alphabet soup. But navigate the thicket of acronyms and electro-utility jargon, and...
View ArticleID Energy Update | Aug 23
Idaho’s long, hot summer is treating Idaho Power pretty well, according to a utility news release that says higher-than-normal use of air conditioners and irrigation pumps helped fuel a surprisingly...
View ArticleIdaho 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...
View ArticleEnergy Update | Dec. 4
The Idaho PUC declined to sign off on Idaho Power’s application to pre-approve spending $130 million for antipollution upgrades at its Wyoming coal plant. While the PUC granted Idaho Power’s bid for a...
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Advocates say Oregon regulators should shut down PacifiCorp on coal costs
Courtesy of PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp’s Jim Bridger coal-fired facility in Wyoming is the utility’s largest power plant, and has undergone expensive upgrades to meet stricter air pollution rules. The...
View ArticleIdaho Energy Update | June 17
Critics of Idaho Power’s proposed changes to its solar “net metering” program that allows customers with solar panels to earn credits when they generate excess energy turned out in force last week as...
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June 11 ID Energy Update
Idaho Energy Update June 11, 2012 Rocky Mountain Power, which serves parts of eastern Idaho, has asked the Idaho PUC to approve a reduction in the amount it collects from customers to pay for its...
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Another Utility Decrease in Energy Efficiency Spending? – Ken Miller
In these times of promising breakthroughs in the world of energy efficiency and the role efficiency and conservation can play in helping us shed dirty and expensive power generation, it’s as important...
View ArticleBusy Season Kicks Off With Electric Utilities at Public Utilities Commission
The pace at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission is quickly picking up this spring with the filing of various electric utility cases that may have impacts on your monthly utility bills, not to mention...
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