Clean Energy Blog
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Engineering and IT Mix & Mingle Events at Tacoma Public Utilities
YOU'RE INVITED! If you are interested in pursuing Engineering or IT, we have two separate sets of opportunities to meet with professional staff from the City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities about their IT or Engineering careers.Whether you are a student enrolled...
South Landing Eco-District: a transformative model for sustainable development
Industry leaders held a virtual grand opening on Sept. 17, celebrating the innovative Eco-District in Spokane, Wash. Leaders from Avista, McKinstry, Katerra, Michael Green Architecture and Eastern Washington University explained how the South Landing Eco-District is...
$4M deficit projected for 2021-22 PUD budget
Strategies for balancing the budget are still being discussed by the Lewis County Public Utility District. The PUD held its public budget hearing on the 2021-22 budget via Zoom in early September, identifying a $4 million budget deficit. Strategies to balance the...
Electricity 101: Learn the basics
How do people get electricity for daily use? Learn about how electricity is generated, transmitted, and distributed. The American Public Power Association explains The Electric Utility Network and Smart Grid. Read: Electricity Basics
HYDROVISION Exchange Virtual Event
HYDROVISION International and Hydro Review will host HYDROVISION Exchange, a three-day virtual event, on November 17-19, 2020. The event will be fully virtual and includes a powerful keynote address, timely content and education sessions, peer-to-peer networking,...
Congress considers energy measures
Financial relief to rural electric cooperatives, relief to biofuel producers, priority assistance for the clean energy sector, and reducing foreign dependence on critical minerals. Those are some of the issues considered by federal lawmakers during COVID relief...
Investing in a resilient recovery for Washington State
From the Washington State Wire Op-Ed, 7/29/20: Our recently released report, “Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State,” considers how investments in environmental and built infrastructure offer a pathway to holistic and sustainable...
The Grid: What is transmission?
The 'Grid' is in fact three independently operated systems, which utilize approximately 360,000 miles of transmission lines in the U.S. Between the power plants, dams, and facilities that generate electricity and the wires that connect homes to substations is a series...
Oregon public power utility to monetize clean fuel credits
The City of Ashland, Oregon, participates in the Oregon Clean Fuels program through its electric utility. The program aims to reduce the CO2 intensity of Oregon's transportation fuels over time. The Ashland City Council approved the monetization of clean fuel credits...
Request for Proposals: Innovative ways to use earth abundant materials instead of critical materials
The Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials (JCDREAM) requests proposals focused on discovering innovative methods to promote the use of earth abundant materials or reduce the use of critical materials, in addition to other new approaches....