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• Utilities battle over renewable energy credits

  April 12, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Methane gas that long has formed deep within the rotting garbage at Kootenai County’s Fighting Creek Landfill is going to a new use these days: It’s generating enough electricity to … 5

• Thunderstorm winds shear Kootenai power poles

  August 29, 2011 in City, Idaho Outflow winds from a line of thunderstorms sheared off power poles in Kootenai County on Sunday evening. 5

• Wind brings hint of what’s ahead

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 A powerful burst of wind, possibly in excess of 80 mph, knocked down a string of Avista transmission poles near Potlatch, Idaho, at the height of Tuesday morning’s storm that … 2

• BPA shrinks hike request

  November 9, 2010 in Business on Page A10 The Bonneville Power Administration is tempering its request for higher electric rates next year. BPA officials had considered asking for a 12 to 20 percent rate hike, but opted instead …

• Kootenai Electric lines hit by Avista crews

  May 12, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 An Avista Utilities crew working near a construction site in Coeur d’Alene Tuesday dug into a Kootenai Electric Cooperative power line, causing a brief outage. 1

• Utility to mine landfill for fuel

  March 6, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 For the first time in its 72-year history, the largest electric cooperative in Idaho is planning to generate its own renewable energy. Hayden-based Kootenai Electric Cooperative will do so through …

• Kootenai Electric will mine landfill for power

  March 5, 2010 in Idaho For the first time in its 72-year history, the largest electric cooperative in Idaho is planning to generate its own renewable energy.

• Kootenai Electric planning rate hike

  September 4, 2009 in Business on Page A12 Kootenai Electric Cooperative members will pay almost 12 percent more for power starting next month, unless they can persuade the utility’s directors to modify their plans at a Sept. 29 …