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September 3, 2009 in City, Region
Northwest power panel calls for conservation
PORTLAND — A panel that sets policy for the Bonneville Power Administration says the Pacific Northwest can rely on conservation to meet most of the new demand for electricity over the next two decades.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council released its plan Thursday in Portland for public comment.
The panel has representatives from Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
Every five years it produces a long-term energy plan to guide the BPA, the largest electricity supplier in the region.
The plan envisions that adopting more energy-efficient technology and practices could offset 85 percent of the demand for new electrical generation in the Northwest in the two decades ending in 2030.
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notrich on September 03 at 3:14 p.m.
i wonder if they took into account people wanting to buy electric cars? oh, that’s right…no one can afford one yet! how about air conditioner use?..oh, that’s right, no one can even make up their minds whether we are going to have global warming!
kind of hard to predict energy use, isn’t it?
theisena on September 03 at 4:17 p.m.
If by “no one can even make up their minds whether we are giong to have global warming” you mean “everyone except oil & coal-funded ‘scientist/lobbyists’ and Glenn Beck cultists has made up their minds about the reality of global warming” then yes, you have a point.
Bob_Knows on September 03 at 4:33 p.m.
We are having another record low this winter as the earth cools toward a minor (or major) ice age. The “global warming” alarmists have changed to “climate change” because they had no clue what they were talking about — just raise taxes and “save the planet.”
The theory that “conservation” will prevent new electric needs for the next 2 decades is another left wing pipe dream. I’m so glad we have these nominds in charge of our lives and futures.
theisena on September 03 at 5:12 p.m.
Another record low this winter? Minor ice age? How about “2009 is one of the hottest years on record” or “ocean temperatures are the hottest ever”? These are things called “facts”.
p.s. Yep, conservation is a “left wing pipe dream” and not simply common sense, practical and economical. Feel free to keep burning your money; I’ll save mine.