The analysis by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation painted a rosier picture than last year’s report, in part because of a surge in solar power development.
Shanti Devins writes, "While there's no single silver bullet that can eliminate all pollution and end the era of dirty fossil energy, switching from gas-powered to electric systems, such as installing a heat-pump HVAC system, is one individual action that has a much larger impact than most of us realize."
Backers of an initiative to halt the state’s push to end natural gas use in homes and other buildings began gathering signatures Wednesday after a Thurston County judge settled a dispute on how the measure would be described on ballots.
The short-term fate of NorthWestern Energy’s new methane-fired power plant in Laurel and whether it was properly granted permits now rests in the hands of the Montana Supreme Court.
The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a now-bipartisan bill that will implement new protections for waters left vulnerable by a U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act.
Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report.
While the city's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan won't be finished for another year, considering the future of transportation and what's needed to support the changes will play prominently in the final product.