The Energy Trust of Oregon has published a draft RFP for a pilot program effort using a “pay for performance” (PfP) approach. On January 21st, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission … [Read more...]
Urban Green Council’s EBie Awards – Submission Deadline March 20
Now in its third year, the EBies recognizes unsung heroes doing incredible building retrofits around the country. By putting a spotlight on their work, we can encourage excellence in the industry and … [Read more...]
2012 WSEC Trainings in February
Our 2014 WSEC training series begins in February. Trainings will be held in Bellevue on Feb. 19th and in Centralia on Feb. 20th. Click here for more information about the topics that will be … [Read more...]
BPA’s Energy Efficiency Post-2011 Review
The Bonneville Power Administration recently kicked off its Post-2011 Energy Efficiency Review ("Post-2011 Review") of the energy efficiency policy framework and associated implementation … [Read more...]
2014 – 2015 Conservation Targets
As utilities establish their conservation acquisition targets for the 2014-2015 period, we will report them here. (See last month's edition for Puget Sound Energy and Avista). PacifiCorp targets for … [Read more...]
ASHRAE Publishes Draft of Standard 100-2006
ASHRAE has released for public comment the 2nd public review draft of Standard 100 – Energy Efficiency for Existing Buildings. To submit a comment on this proposed standard, go to the ASHRAE … [Read more...]
CLEW Update
The Climate Legislative and Executive Workgoup (CLEW), composed of Washington Governor Jay Inslee and 4 state legislators (2 D’s and 2 R’s), are struggling to find a common vision for … [Read more...]
NEEC 2014 Industry Power Hour Events – Mark your Calendars
Mark your calendars! The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council invites you to our 2014 Industry Power Hour events. Hosted by NEEC, these informal after work get together, will feature … [Read more...]
Seattle City Light Asks for Public Comment on New Rate Design
Seattle City Light will be conducting a number of briefing sessions with key stakeholders to describe a new rate design for the municipally owned electric utility. The utility will be forwarding a … [Read more...]
BPA Opens Discussion for Post-2011 Energy Efficiency Review
2011 was a seminal year for BPA in its adoption of a tiered rate structure and foundational changes to its historic power supply role serving its utility customers. BPA adopted a Regional Dialogue … [Read more...]