The nationally recognized Building Operator Certification (BOC®) recently added the State of Hawaii to its growing list of partners licensed to implement the popular training and credentialing … [Read more...]

The Future Energy Conference, sponsored by NEEC, Northwest Environmental Business Council, and the Portland Business Journal, attracted over 700 attendees on April 21-22 at the Oregon Convention … [Read more...]

The Bonneville Power Administration will be making an historic change to its wholesale rate structure effective October 1, 2010. BPA will begin a “tiered rate” system in which each of its … [Read more...]

Last week, the US Department of Energy (on Earth Day) announced the award of 25 grants through a competitive solicitation of ARRA stimulus funding and both Seattle and Portland were given $20M. In … [Read more...]

The Governor’s ink isn’t even on the paper for HB 2561 (signing date is early May) and a coalition of stakeholders is at work to gear up for a successful November vote. NEEC is taking the … [Read more...]

The 2010 Washington Legislature spent nearly 3 weeks in overtime session to work out state spending and revenue decisions. A combination of budget cuts and mostly temporary tax increases provided for … [Read more...]

 Energy efficiency creates jobs. Studies in Oregon, Washington, and around the country have demonstrated that energy efficiency is the single largest contributor to the global green employment … [Read more...]

 The regular session of the Washington Legislature ended with the score seemingly tied 0 to 0 between House and Senate. Both bodies had budget ideas to close the projected deficit in the state, … [Read more...]

As reported in last month’s newsletter, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is continuing its formal investigation of numerous elements of Puget Sound Energy’s expanded … [Read more...]