Earlier this month, the US DOE announced that BPA Administrator Steve Wright would remain in that position. As is typical for changes in Presidential administration, the BPA Administrator position was … [Read more...]
Referendum 52 Hires Campaign Manager – Ballot Title Decided
Referendum 52 – a legislative directed statewide ballot initiative to sell bonds for investment in energy efficiency improvements in public schools, colleges, and universities – recently … [Read more...]
Staff Changes at Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light
In the last month, both PSE and SCL have announced staff changes in their energy efficiency groups. At PSE, David Landers, P.E. is the new manager for commercial and industrial programs at the … [Read more...]
NEET Concludes its Work
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce (NEET) held its final meeting on June 17th. While observing the age old advice of never saying never, NEET Taskforce facilitator Ken Canon announced that … [Read more...]
NEEC Receives US DOE Building Technician/Operator Grant
NEEC was announced as a recipient of a US DOE ARRA grant award on June 17th focused on curriculum development for the training of building technicians and operators. NEEC applied for the grant to … [Read more...]
NEEC Receives ARRA Funding for DOE Project
On June 17th the Department of Energy announced that the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) was awarded $549,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced … [Read more...]
NEEC Receives ARRA Funding for Department of Energy Project
On June 17th the Department of Energy announced that the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) was awarded $549,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced … [Read more...]
Washington State Energy Code – Delayed Implementation Date
On June 11th, the Washington State Building Code Council, in response to a request from Governor Chris Gregoire, voted to delay implementation of 2009 Washington State Energy Code to a date no later … [Read more...]
Events of Interest
Two upcoming events may be of interest to NEEC members.The West Coast Energy Management Congress is June 15-16 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle. NEEC is a Silver Sponsor … [Read more...]
Energy Codes in Washington
The Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) moves to the 2009 version of the code effective July 1st of this year. Substantial revisions have been made to the code from the 2006 edition. NEEC is providing … [Read more...]