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• County taking multifaceted approach to reduce energy use

  May 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane County has turned up the heat on efforts to save energy across its multiple buildings and shops. Officials are combining grants and incentives to create building blocks for reducing … 6

• Avista reports slight drop in first-quarter profit

  May 2, 2012 in Business, City Avista Corp. reported a profit of $38.4 million for the first quarter, slightly down from last year’s first quarter profit of $41.9 million. 14

• Construction starts on wind farm

  May 2, 2012 in Business on Page A10 A $210 million wind farm to be built south of Spokane this summer will include 58 windmills and generate power for about 30,000 Northwest homes. Boston-based First Wind marked the …

• Regulators approve Jan. 1 Avista rate increases

  December 16, 2011 in Business, City Avista Corp. will be allowed to raise rates on January 1, but not as much as the company requested. Washington state regulators have agreed to let Avista collect an additional … 26

• W. Washington wind farm canceled due to seabird

  November 17, 2011 in Region Energy Northwest and four southwest Washington utilities have canceled the Radar Ridge wind power project, which had been proposed as the first major wind farm in Western Washington. 17

• The power of small energy-saving steps

  October 23, 2011 in Features on Page D3 I like saving energy. Especially my own. That’s why I love tips that don’t require a lot of effort but still help me trim my energy bills. They may not …

• Do Your Part: When you reduce energy use, you’ll reduce costs

  October 3, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Looking for ways to lower your utility bills? Reducing the amount of energy you use to light your home is one place to start. About 20 percent of your monthly …

• Do Your Part: Be cool this summer; don’t waste energy

  July 4, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Depending on where you live, cooling your home accounts for as much as 50 percent of the money you spend each month on utilities. There are many ways to keep … 6

• Clark: A jovial spin on Avista’s request for rate hikes

  May 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hi everybody. It’s me – Dougie Kilowatt. Avista Utilities has hired me to be its new power company mascot. 24

• Green schools getting mixed grades

  May 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Lincoln Heights Elementary School has lights that turn off when rooms are empty, thermostats that automatically set temperatures back at night and carbon dioxide sensors in the gym to circulate … 20

• Avista gears audits toward plugged-in college students

  November 8, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 The dresser in Kelsie Marick’s dorm room is crowded with gadgets. It holds two electric hair straighteners, a blow dryer, a flat-screen TV and an iPod dock. Marick, a Gonzaga … 2

• Green home projects on display Sunday

  September 10, 2010 in Business, City, Green Energy, Green Local News Homeowners on Sunday can learn about techniques for going green, such as a custom-built straw bale home, a green kitchen remodel or an urban chicken coop designed with reclaimed materials. … 3

• Biomass challenge

  May 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 KETTLE FALLS, Wash. – Roaring furnaces unleash the energy of wood at Avista Corp.’s Kettle Falls generating station. Chips and bark become white-hot ash as temperatures soar to 2,500 degrees … 4

• SustainableWorks helps homeowners

  April 22, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N10 Many a homeowner knows the feeling: there’s a cold draft sweeping over the floors, wrapping its icy fingers around warm feet under the dining room table. And during winter months …

• Senate leaders ponder gas tax

  April 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Leading voices in the Senate are considering a new tax on gasoline as part of an effort to win Republican and oil industry support for the energy and … 2

• Obama’s speech to tout plans to energize economy

  January 26, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama will try to pivot past rocky times for the nation and himself Wednesday night in his first State of the Union address, offering a skeptical public repackaged … 4

• Stevens County company has state energy tie

  January 15, 2010 in Business on Page A14 Borgford BioEnergy LLC in Stevens County is one of four Washington companies that will work with the Department of Natural Resources on renewable energy projects using biomass from state lands. …

• Odessa refinery helping meet demand for biodiesel

  January 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 ODESSA, Wash. – It has been a rough go for Washington’s fledgling biodiesel industry, with only a handful of the announced projects actually coming into production and promised financial support … 2

• Exxon Mobil deal places big bet on natural gas

  December 20, 2009 in Business on Page E4 Exxon Mobil’s purchase of a Texas natural gas producer for $29 billion could reshape the U.S. energy landscape, setting the stage for the fuel to challenge coal in the nation’s … 1

• Obama announces ‘smart grid’ grants

  October 28, 2009 in Business on Page A10 ARCADIA, Fla. – President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation’s power grid. Touring …

• Final weekend of clunkers program draws crowds

  August 23, 2009 in Nation/World From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash … 2

• NW Power Council deadlocks over proposal

  August 12, 2009 in City Members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council have deadlocked over a plan that calls for 85 percent of the region’s new power needs over the next 20 years to …

• Power council says conserving can meet needs

  August 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 About 85 percent of the Northwest’s new power needs over the next 20 years can be achieved through conservation, according to a new plan being developed by the Northwest Power …

• Pyrotek branch gets stimulus grant

  August 8, 2009 in Business on Page A8 An East Coast subsidiary of Spokane Valley manufacturing company Pyrotek has landed $11.3 million in federal stimulus money to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. The money will continue development …

• NW energy resources form the ‘Middle East of North America’

  July 14, 2009 in Idaho The Pacific Northwest, on both sides of the Canadian border, is the “Middle East of North America” when it comes to energy resources, experts say, and it will eventually supply …

• Q-and-A: Energy prices could impede recovery

  June 12, 2009 in Business on Page A16 Energy prices are starting to soar again. Oil prices, for starters, have broken free of the fundamentals that usually rule the market, rising despite a glut in surplus crude oil. …

• Delving again into nuclear generation

  June 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 RICHLAND – A quarter century after its ambitious plan to build five nuclear plants crumbled into a punch line for government incompetence, a regional power consortium in the Pacific Northwest … 4

• Our View: Electricity grid needs smart-technology upgrades

  April 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Though it gets scant attention, one part of the infrastructure is perhaps the most important. Those plugged into the future know its power and potential, which they discussed at a …

• Proposal for school modernization in works

  April 7, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Citing Depression-era public works spending as his inspiration, a House lawmaker on Monday proposed borrowing $3 billion to modernize schools and university buildings across the state. “We’re going …

• Interior blocks plan for oil shale development

  February 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Interior Department on Wednesday blocked a Bush administration plan to open parts of the Mountain West for oil shale development, announcing that it would first study the …

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