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The Washington Senate has approved a bill that its supporters call the 100% clean electricity bill.The 29-to-20 vote on Monday includes changes made to…
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed what its supporters call a "clean energy" bill Thursday on a 56-42 vote. The law would require the…
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Today on the Inland Journal podcast, environmental groups are asking the Washington legislature to adopt firm timelines to wean the state from fossil…
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A symposium on 'smart grid technology' was held in Spokane this week. Lawmakers, power companies, and business leaders met at the Davenport hotel for the…
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown has made what is perhaps her boldest political statement since she took office in February.
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A Methow Valley public utility district has won its long-running legal battle against a state agency over the route of new electric power lines. It's been…
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Idaho utility regulators have approved a stack of new solar power projects this month, even though they're nervous about terms of the deals. Idaho public…
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The Bonneville Power Administration is pioneering new gee-whiz electrical power grid technology that sounds like something out of Star Trek. BPA engineers…
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A wildly optimistic estimate of new hydro power potential released last spring by the US Department of Energy has been hung out to dry by the Northwest…
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A big Idaho hydropower utility company is launching a major experiment with solar power. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has just approved two new…