Council power division director, Tom Eckman, testified on June 10 at a House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing on the impacts of the Department of Energy's efficiency standards for home appliances.
In a recent analysis of regional economic trends, Council economist Massoud Jourabchi described the Northwest economy as becoming increasingly more productive while using less electricity.
With the public comment period for the draft Seventh Power Plan closing on December 18, the Council's power committee approved staff recommendations to update a few modeling assumptions and run three additional scenarios.
California, with one of the most ambitious renewable programs in the country, increased its renewable portfolio standard in September from 33 percent to 50 percent by the end of 2030. The legislation to increase the state's RPS also made it
