Despite a strong effort by a coalition of stakeholders, Referendum 52 was not approved by Washington voters. The statewide vote count had a 45% approval total with the vast majority of counties … [Read more...]
2011 NEEC Board of Directors
NEEC is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization and as such is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from its business membership. Companies interested in Board participation should contact the NEEC … [Read more...]
Errata
The September edition of the NEEC News made mention of The Energy Trust of Oregon’s notable success in the industrial sector. The article attributed this success to “the program innovation … [Read more...]
FEMP Advanced Metering Announcement
Advanced Metering Solutions for Federal Agencies Call for Metering Solutions Panel ParticipantsTuesday, December 7 / 9:00am - 5:00pm - Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC - WEECFederal … [Read more...]
Oregon EE Case Studies Needed
In preparation for the 2011 Oregon Legislature, a coalition of groups including NEEC are working to help educate legislators on the value that energy efficiency projects bring to Oregon customers. … [Read more...]
ACEEE Report Grades States on Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy recently released its assessment of the states with the most progressive work on energy efficiency. Oregon was ranked third in the country and … [Read more...]
WA State Building Code Council Sets 2009 WSEC Implementation Date
The Washington SBCC has set January 1, 2011 as the implementation date for the 2009 Washington State Energy Code. The new code was originally set for implementation on July 1st this year but was … [Read more...]
Seattle Mayor Proposes SCL Rate Increase for 2011 and 2012
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn submitted a budget to the Seattle City Council proposing a rate increase for Seattle City Light of 4.3% for 2011 (ave. rate of $.0688/kWh) and 4.2% for 2012 (ave. rate of … [Read more...]
Oregon Governor’s Race Has Energy Efficiency Front and Center
In Oregon, the race for state executive leadership between John Kitzhaber (D) and Chris Dudley (R) has been seen as a nip and tuck contest between two high profile candidates (though recent polling … [Read more...]
Washington’s R-52 Voters Have a Choice
Mail in ballots are due (postmarked) on November 2nd and Washington State has a number of close races and a bevy of citizen’s initiatives – and one legislatively inspired referendum. … [Read more...]