New WA Energy Assistance Programs Won’t Help Heat/AC Conversions
The bulk of the money would go towards helping certain income demographics pay their utility bills, but very little help for converting away from natural gas.
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Feds Eyeing 1 Million Acres in Oregon for Solar Projects
The Federal Bureau of Land Management has added Oregon to
National Solar Company Closes Bellevue Office, 90 Workers Laid Off
Company lays off 1,000 of it's 3,800 workers nationwide. Some experts say it's indicative of some of the recent struggles of the solar industry, especially in the residential sector.
WA Tribes Push to Stop Offshore Wind Turbine Development
Tribes are concerned about what effects such turbines would have on fish migration, movement etc as well as incringing upon native waters and lands.
WA Families Actually Paid for Own ‘Low-Income’ Energy Credit
State claims it's a credit.
Is New Clean Energy Credit a ‘Bribe’ to Save Climate Commitment Act?
And, Benton and Franklin PUD at NOT on the list of utilities who are participating.
Feds Announce Massive Solar Project on Hanford Nuclear Site
Site would occupy nearly 12.5 miles of Hanford land. Provided land is suitably cleaned..
If Carbon Tax Stays, WA Looking at Offshore Wind Turbines
If Washington state voters choose to repeal the Climate Commitment Act by passing Initiative 2117 in November, the idea of wind turbines off the WA coast becomes a moot point.
Wind turbines are found off the East Coast
There currently is a five-turbine wind farm off the Rhode Island Coast, which generates only 30 megawatts. The US, accor...
WA I-2066 Gets 431,000 Signatures to Protect Natural Gas
The initiative would push back the efforts being forced on utility companies to phase out natural gas.