In March, NEEC conducted free webinars for members with our governmental affairs teams in Washington and Oregon. The format worked successfully and we have decided to extend the concept and offer our … [Read more...]

(the following is largely excerpted from an e-mail announcement by Steve Weiss of BPA)The public comment period on the "Energy Efficiency Post-2011 Implementation Proposal" closed Feb. 14, … [Read more...]

A hearty thanks to NEEC members who have renewed their 2011 dues (we hope that the new on-line payment system has worked well for you – let us know if it did or didn’t). And for those who … [Read more...]

Earlier this month, President Obama, in a speech at Penn State University, called energy efficiency the best (albeit least sexy) way to a job producing clean energy economy. [By the way, NEEC members … [Read more...]

Last Thursday, Feb. 3rd, President Obama addressed the new Penn State University energy efficiency center proposing a series of steps under a Better Buildings Initiative – a 20% improvement in … [Read more...]

The 2009 Washington State Energy Code became effective on January 1st. One day trainings focusing on the changes to the Non Residential Energy Code (which now covers multi-family buildings as well) … [Read more...]

At its January 2011 Conservation Advisory Committee meeting, the Energy Trust provided results and analysis of its efforts in residential energy performance scoring (EPS) as well as it highly … [Read more...]

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), a non-profit organization working to maximize energy efficiency in the Northwest, announced its 2011 Board of Directors, welcoming four new members as … [Read more...]

Last month, President Obama signed into law a tax package that contains modifications and extensions to energy efficiency tax incentives for homeowners, home builders, and appliance manufacturers. … [Read more...]