The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers … [Read more...]
NEEA Names New Executive Director
With the announced retirement of Claire Fulenwider, NEEA Executive Director, earlier this year, the Board of Directors of the organization engaged a national search for her successor. Recently the … [Read more...]
Seattle’s Energy Disclosure Passes First Deadline – 2nd One in 5 Months
The City of Seattle's energy performance disclosure ordinance for non-residential and multi-family buildings had its first deadline on October 3rd. All non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 … [Read more...]
Oregon EE Tax Credit Rules in Development
The tax credit formerly known as BETC - (currently being referred to as the Energy Incentive Program or EIP) has a draft rules plan published by the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE). A comment … [Read more...]
I-937 Conservation Targets for 2012-2013
The second biennium is approaching under Washington State's Energy Independence statute (aka I-937). Qualifying electric utilities (largest 17 in the state) must establish a conservation target for … [Read more...]
Power Council Reports 2010 as Record Year for Energy Efficiency Acquisition
The efficiency of electricity use in the Pacific Northwest improved by 254 average megawatts in 2010, the equivalent power use of 153,900 homes, the Council and its partner, the Regional Technical … [Read more...]
Washington NREC Trainings this Fall in Wenatchee, Yakima, Burlington & Tacoma
The NEEC is pleased to announce that we are offering comprehensive trainings about the 2009 Washington State Non-Residential Energy Code (NREC) in various locations around the state this fall. … [Read more...]
City of Seattle Energy Performance Disclosure Deadline Approaches
The City of Seattle's landmark energy performance disclosure requirement is nearing it first threshold date. All non-residential buildings in the City greater than 50,000 square feet are … [Read more...]
BPA Announces Decision on EE Budget Shortfall
BPA announced its decision on how to handle its FY2011 overspend on energy efficiency (higher than anticipated energy efficiency project activity in BPA's federal fiscal year 2011 placed BPA's 5 year … [Read more...]
Energy Trust Offers “Mitigation” for Loss of BETC
The Energy Trust of Oregon has moved swiftly in the face of the short term evaporation of the popular Business Energy Tax Credit in that state (see related article below on new tax credit rulemaking). … [Read more...]