RENEWyoming Shows Wyoming’s Vast Potential for a Solar Energy Revolution Through Grassroots Storytelling. Written by Hesid Brandow of Powder River Basin Resource Council. Powder River launched our RENEWyoming campaign in the spring of 2018. The campaign has a couple of … Continued
Colstrip’s transmission infrastructure and skilled workforce give the city a big advantage as a hub for clean energy projects. Written by WORC Energy Intern Kate Manzer. Last week, former Public Service Commissioner and longtime Northern Plains member Tom Schneider visited … Continued
Long fueled by coal and oil, Wyoming may be embracing its potential role as a solar powerhouse. Written by Hesid Brandow of Powder River Basin Resource Council. So far, 2018 has been a great year for solar energy in Wyoming! … Continued
Trump Administration hopes to streamline one of America’s most successful environmental laws out of existence. On June 20, 2018, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) officially announced the Trump Administration’s plans to re-examine CEQ’s longstanding National Environmental Policy Act … Continued
ORA partners with local utility co-op to create Energy Equity with Solar “We need mechanisms that encourage utilities to engage in, not fundamental research or basic science, but the kinds of later-stage, applied research projects and demonstration projects that can … Continued
Dakota Rural Action racks up some wins as well as some lessons on winning future legislative fights. Dakota Rural Action continued its lobbying and coalition-building work in 2017-2018 bringing an agenda of positive change to the South Dakota Legislature. Fighting … Continued
My name is Beth Kaeding, and I live in Bozeman, Montana. I traveled here today to speak on behalf of the Western Organization of Resource Councils, which is a network of grassroots organizations in 7 western states. We have more … Continued
It is possible to increase people’s comfort, improve their homes, and put dollars back in their pockets, at no cost to the taxpayer. That was the message that Tammy Agard of EEtility delivered to the attendees of Northern Plains’ Annual … Continued
Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director at Public Citizen, delivered the Northern Plains Annual Meeting’s keynote speech in November. He provided us with a vantage point on our current place in history, focused on energy use, which is sometimes hard to … Continued
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a financing tool used to provide property owners affordable, long‐term capital to implement clean energy improvements—from energy efficiency upgrades to rooftop solar power systems. Financing is repaid as an assessment on the property tax … Continued