The Seattle City Council has reconfirmed Jorge Carrasco as Superintendent of Seattle City Light. This reconfirmation process is a standard review and confirmation procedure for the continuation of … [Read more...]
Comment Period on Oregon DRAFT 10 Year Energy Action Plan Closes
The public comment period on Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s DRAFT 10 Year Energy Action Plan closed on July 31st. This ambitious plan drew comments from interested parties around the state … [Read more...]
BPA Integrated Program Review
BPA is accepting comments on its Integrated Program Review (IPR) until August 10th. The IPR process combines the previous program level review processes, replacing the Capital Program Review, Power … [Read more...]
Oregon Governor Releases Draft 10 Year Energy Action Plan
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber released a Draft 10 Year Energy Action Plan this month for public comment. The first sentence of his cover letter to the Plan says; “Energy is THE issue of our … [Read more...]
NEEC WA Endorsement List
2012 is an election year and there are competitive races at all levels of government slated for the Fall. To date, the NEEC Board of Directors has endorsed the following candidates in Washington … [Read more...]
RTF Membership Recruitment and RFP
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) is soliciting applications for appointment to its Regional Technical Forum (RTF) to serve three year terms beginning in January 2013. … [Read more...]
NEEC Oregon Caucus Guidelines
For the past 2 years, Oregon members of NEEC have met as a Caucus to discuss issues and events of specific interest to the energy efficiency market in that state. NEEC Board members, Phil … [Read more...]
BPA Administrator Announces Retirement
Steve Wright, BPA Administrator for the past 11 years, recently announced his retirement from public service effective January 2013. In one of the best and clearly most heartfelt retirement letters, … [Read more...]
Energy Department Announces Building Energy Efficiency Investments in Twenty-Two States
The Energy Department announced new investments in state-led energy efficiency projects, supporting the Obama Administration’s commitment to reduce building energy costs and transfer those … [Read more...]
NEEC’s Opinion about Seattle City Light’s Rate Plan – Predictability and Accountability
Check out last week's article on the Seattle Times about the Seattle City Light's Rate Plan, according to NEEC's Executive Director, Stan Price, co-written by the President of North Seattle Industrial … [Read more...]