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...]
A Look Back at 2016
NEEC was busy during 2016 and here are some highlights of what we accomplished.Meter based savings (pay for performance) became a program reality. Our advocacy for this approach started in 2012, a … [Read more...]
ETO Draft Budget for 2017-2018 Open for Public Comment
Energy Trust of Oregon’s draft 2017 budget and 2017-2018 action plan are available for review and comment. View the budget and action plan materials, as well as the budget schedule details, on … [Read more...]
Power Council Appoints New Director of Power Planning
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council this week named Ben Kujala Director of Power Planning. Kujala has been acting director since April. He replaces Tom Eckman, who retired in July. Kujala … [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...]
Energy Performance Transparency Coming to Seattle Soon
Following positive action by the Seattle City Council earlier this year, Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) has held a series of input meetings over the summer with a wide array … [Read more...]
City of Seattle Moves Forward on Building Tune Up
Seattle has adopted one of the country's most innovative add-on features to energy benchmarking and disclosure - a periodic building tune up policy (click here for more background on the … [Read more...]
New Reports Provide Quantitative Results on the Economic Development Effects of Energy Eficiency
Following an earlier ECONorthwest study released in late 2014, NEEC announces the availability of newly updated results on the macroeconomic benefits of energy efficiency investments in the states of … [Read more...]