The Pacific Northwest’s annual carbon dioxide emissions from electricity have been flat over the past fifteen years
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News about energy and natural resources in the Pacific Northwest
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Northwest Carbon Footprint Is Low and Getting Lower
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The Pacific Northwest’s annual carbon dioxide emissions from electricity have been flat over the past fifteen years. In 2015, the annual carbon dioxide emissions were around 51 million metric tons – close to what they were in 2000. Read more.
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Mussel Alert
The discovery of larvae of invasive freshwater mussels in eastern Montana heightens concern about an infestation of other Northwest waters.
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Flat Loads
Warm weather and energy efficiency combined to hold Northwest electricity sales essentially flat in 2015, while population, income, and economic output continued to grow.
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Repeat Spawners
'Reconditioning' steelhead kelts to improve their chances of successfully spawning more than once may boost Snake River B-run steelhead, a threatened species, beyond the threshold for recovery.
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Demand Response Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting
Demand response resources are the least-cost solution for providing new peaking capacity and could save the region billions of dollars.
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