In this year’s election, we have the opportunity to not only add clean jobs to our state, but to also propel our building stock and infrastructure into the future through an annual fund for clean … [Read more...]
WA & OR Policy Updates
NEEC is gearing-up for the upcoming 2018 legislative session. Both Oregon and Washington will hold short sessions in early 2018 and NEEC has been meeting with community partners and legislators to … [Read more...]
Oregon Legislature Kerfuffle
Just when you think all is quiet on the energy front in Salem, small tempests can brew in the Capital teapot. Such as it was a few weeks ago, when a large transportation investment bill emerged at … [Read more...]
Legislative Update
The Washington Legislature is over half way through its session and dueling budget proposals (and the taxes that fund them) are emerging from House and Senate. The center circle under the circus tent … [Read more...]
Legislative Update
Both Washington and Oregon legislatures are in session now. Both states are grappling with big funding issues that dominate the political landscape.NEEC’s two priority bills had hearings in the … [Read more...]
Washington Legislative Update
Two weeks and counting and the current Washington Legislature is in the thick of committee hearings. While solving the K-12 education funding problem is front and center (and likely will be … [Read more...]
Power Council Issues RFP – A New Approach to Assessing Conservation?
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council has squarely placed one of their big toes in the water regarding the region’s historical analytical approach to assessing conservation potential. … [Read more...]
New Year, New Legislative Sessions in Washington and Oregon
The new year brings more political news than just the specter of the President Donald J. Trump administration, as both Washington and Oregon will convene new legislatures in tandem with two newly … [Read more...]
Inslee Proposes Carbon Tax to Fund Education
On the heels of an unsuccessful statewide initiative to create a revenue neutral carbon tax, recently re-elected Governor Jay Inslee has proposed a carbon tax as a revenue source to fund the … [Read more...]
BPA Releases Draft EE Action Plan for Public Review and Comment
In February 2016, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council released the Seventh Power Plan. This plan identifies the energy efficiency savings potential in the Northwest and establishes a regional … [Read more...]