Tellus Report
A report from the Tellus Institute shows the Northwest can meet its growing need for electricity by increasing energy efficiency and investing in new sources of renewable power generation. Thanks to...
View ArticleRevenue Stream
Released by a coalition of taxpayer, business and conservation groups (including NW Energy Coalition), this study shows that removal of four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state will save...
View ArticleBright Future
Bright Future shows that the Northwest has ample, affordable energy conservation and renewable energy resources to serve future power needs and fulfill our climate responsibilities while reviving our...
View ArticleThe Power of Efficiency
Northwesterners can save enough electricity to power the region’s economic growth over the next decade, according to a new study from the NW Energy Coalition. The study, The Power of Efficiency:...
View ArticleRealizing the Power of Efficiency
Barriers, Opportunities & Solutions to Financing Energy Efficiency for Small and Mid‐sized Businesses in the Northwest The up-front costs of energy efficiency improvements may just...
View ArticleSolving the Energy Efficiency Puzzle: Achieving Bigger Savings in the Pacific...
You have a stake in making our region even more energy efficient than it is. Energy efficiency is the cleanest and cheapest way to meet most of our region’s new energy needs and our goals to reduce...
View ArticleCelebrating Washington’s Clean Energy Success
Voters passed Initiative 937 in 2006 to build on Washington’s clean energy heritage. At the time, new renewable energy made up less than 1% of the region’s electricity mix, even though new renewables...
View ArticleNorthwest Power and Conservation Council seeks comments on direct natural gas...
As it develops the 7th Plan, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council is releasing a series of issue papers for public comment. This week the Council released its "Direct Use of Natural Gas...
View Article7th Power and Conservation Plan vehicle to clean energy future
Every five years, the region’s official power planning agency prepares an updated 20-year forecast of the Northwest’s electric power needs and a plan for how those needs should be met. The forthcoming...
View ArticleLower load growth expectations for 7th Plan don’t reduce importance of energy...
Northwest Power and Conservation Council staff expect significantly slower growth in energy demand over the next 20 years than was predicted in the 6th regional power plan five years ago. This means we...
View ArticleTell BPA to fulfill its energy efficiency commitments
Your help is needed to bolster Bonneville Power Administration’s commitment to energy efficiency. BPA is examining energy efficiency financing issues as part of a supplemental budget process and has...
View ArticleUnclouding the Council’s crystal ball: What we look at changes everything
Scenario planning lies at the heart of the analysis used to develop the 7th Northwest Power and Conservation Plan. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council wants your help in selecting and shaping...
View ArticleTake Action: Stop bill that would slow energy efficiency gains
Washington's strong energy and building codes often prove to be the state's most cost-effective energy conservation measures. They reduce electricity and gas use, and save consumers money for years to...
View ArticleHow clean energy is faring in Northwest state legislatures
This fall and spring, NW Energy Coalition staff have been working in state legislative sessions throughout the region to advance and especially to defend clean and affordable energy laws. Each...
View ArticleNWEC comments on the draft PGE Smart Grid Report
Click here for the NW Energy Coalition’s comments on the draft PGE Smart Grid Report. by
View ArticleNWEC comments on the Gas Hedge Value workshop and the related proposal by NW...
Click here for the NW Energy Coalition’s comments on the Gas Hedge Value workshop and the related proposal by NW Natural. by
View ArticleNWEC comments on the Northern Tier Transmission Group 2014-2015 draft PPC...
Click here for NWEC’s comments on the NTTG 2014-2015 draft PPC study report. by
View ArticleThe Northwest Power & Conservation Council reports: ‘Northwest energy savings...
In 2014, Pacific Northwest utilities developed 262 average megawatts of new energy savings, enough to power 180,000 homes for a year, adding to the region’s impressive track record in achieving energy...
View ArticleNW Energy Coalition issue paper weighs benefits and opportunities for vehicle...
Transportation is one of the most polluting, energy-inefficient sectors of our economy, and the Pacific Northwest is uniquely positioned to leverage its clean electricity resources to change that....
View ArticleRoadmap for Integrating Renewables: Fundamentals for Power Systems Relying...
In an October 5, 2016 workshop attended by utility executives, regulators, educators, and clean-energy advocates, Ken Dragoon of Flink Energy, takes his audience through the basics of electricity...
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